“Where Did Everyone Go?” Time Magazine, Nov. 18, 2002, p. 64-66 By Lisa Takeuchi Cullen This article talks about how companies are laying off employees in an attempt to save money during the fall of the economy. The ones who dodge the hatchet aren’t necessarily the lucky ones, however. They must excel at thier old jobs to avoid more staff cuts and they must also juggle extra, unfamiliar duties. Even as sales pick up at many …showed first 75 words of 340 total…

…showed last 75 words of 340 total…times will end soon and the companies can start hiring again. This is going to put high amounts of stress on the employees and may lead to disgruntled employees. However, the companies don’t have much choice of what to do. I was happy to hear that they are making “recession perks” to try to boost the morale of the employees. As soon as the economy picks back up again, it should fix this problem.