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What are some key signs at a workplace that layoffs are coming?

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    Purchase of or by a competitor; downturn in market; cost cutting initiatives; hiring freezes; early retirement offers.

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    Cut in hours. Lack of communication. Sometimes there’s no evidence of a lay-off, they just drop it like the atom bomb.

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    meetings behind close doors/reduction of working hours/

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    The inability to bring in business by the partners would indicate a possible layoff of staff.

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    Cross-the-board pay-cuts. Firing of a top-level manager. Rumors of looking for buyers. Talks of "pivoting". No sales.

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    New workers

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    You can just feel something in the air, somethings not quite right. Somethings coming. You usually won’t know until it happens because they keep it quiet and scheme against the American worker. They’re allowed to do this by our government because our “elected officials “ actually work for corporations and lobbyists. Same reason American workers pay income tax and corporations get tax refunds. The corporations got to where they are off the sweat, blood, tears, & suffering of the American worker. It will only get worse until real Americans like AOC are filling every elected seat. From the President down to the mayor of the smallest town in America. Including judges, DA’s, police chiefs, etc.... All across the board.

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    Lack of sales.

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    Reduction in hours or immediate and sustained loss in sales

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    Vendors are calling asking where their payment is. The people that are the most valued start leaving.

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    I haven't seen that in Globant, but if there are too many people in the talent pool that means that layoffs can come or if the company is not looking for more positions in a specific technology it could be the beginning to layoffs for the people that work in that technology and that won't be so important or special in a specific project.

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    When HR says asks, "When was the last time you updated your resume."

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    Thick air, you can cut it with a knife

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    New board members and/or C-suite changes.

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    When the budge starts getting lower and not enough business

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    Inner cirkels with people on the inn. Standoff managers. A weird fibe in the office

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    Talk about money issues like waiting to purchase or cutting back on supplies or small purchases Slow sales Employees with a lack of work

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    Cut hires

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    Lack of involvement my leadership.

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    Crashing stock market/economy, other low-level folks getting the boot, hours being cut. Someone like tRump owns the business you work for.

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    Management taking meetings without notice.

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    Reduced employee perks and services offered

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    Unscheduled meetings.

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    Depends on the workplace - in general, major change - buyouts, ownership changes

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    Signs your manager is less involved with day to day work

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    Fear is a big signal.

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    lack of communication

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    Missed revenue targets

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    People in the company, especially those in HR and Finance, have to sign agreement to not to share some planning information.

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    No raises, no replacement of people leaving, new high management and bad results

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    honesty, empathy, & timely communication vs rumour mill going cccrazy!

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    Sales declining

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    When leadership hires consultants to come in and do a reorg you can bet there will be at least a few layoffs / firings.

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    Secret administrative meetings