Husband got laid off

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I’m still in shock. My husband has been laid off as of today. 😦 He won’t be going to work any more…that is how they do it at his company, they just tell you that you don’t have a job anymore and you stop going.

I feel sad and scared. I don’t know what we are going to do. I know it could be a LOT worse - I’m a grad student and I think we can make ends meet on my stipend with some serious belt-tightening. And we don’t have any children to worry about.

Still, I am very worried. We closed on a house less than two weeks ago - I’m so frustrated that the timing worked out like this. Why couldn’t his company have done this two months ago when we could’ve backed out? :rolleyes: The mortgage will be less than rent…but still, what if we need to make a major repair? He will get some severance pay, but that will only last about 4 months. We live in an economically depressed area of the country (well, things are rough everywhere…but especially here). I’m not optimistic about him finding employment anytime soon.

I’d appreciate your prayers for our family and any advice or suggestions you might have. I am going to do my best to work through my own fear and be a strong, supportive wife to him.
 
I’m so sorry to hear that :(.

It’s understandable that you would feel anxious right now, and I would definately be upset as the company was certainly unfair in the way they handled that. But my dad and his wife were laid off for about six months before she (my stepmom) got work again, and they didn’t go homeless or anything. I know it’s easier said than done, but keep you chin up, and keep praying. If you worry to much you will just work yourself into a depression and you never know what might come of a seemingly terrible situation. It just might be Gods way of moving you both on to the next chapter in His plan for you.

You’ll be in my prayers.
 
I’m there, too - I was laid off almost two months ago. Haven’t found anything permanent, yet, but am doing some temp work now. Would your husband be able to do something like that?

I’ll keep you in my prayers… .
 
We’ve been there. My husband was out of work for a full year, a few years ago. It was a rough time.

First thing, is to tighten the belt now. Don’t wait until his severance pay ends. Sit down, and see what you owe each month/week and how much comes in. That gives you a starting place.

You also should know that almost all companies do it that way. One minute you have a job, the next you don’t. Most lay offs happen at 4:30 Friday afternoon. 🤷
 
Praying for you both, Christina…I’m sorry. 😦
I was reading an article the other day about a major company that closed here in Tampa, and they just let everyone go that day…I thought that companies had to give 60 days worth of pay if the company is going under…:confused:
 
First of all, take a deep breath and realize that this is not the end of the world, and you are certainly not alone in this scary situation. As you’ve said, you get a stipend and think you can make it, with belt tightening. There will be four months of severance, and don’t forget unemployment (your husband can likely apply online, rather than having to go in person.) What about health insurance? Can you get that through your school? It might be a cost effective alternative until your husband finds another job. Also, the government will, for a while, pick up about 2/3 of Cobra payments for up to nine months, so that you could maintain your present level of health insurance, if that was supplied by his employer. That’s a huge plus, as Cobra can be very expensive otherwise.

Take heart in the fact that the economy seems to be showing at least some light at the end of the tunnel, according to many “experts.” Perhaps this rough patch won’t last very long. Is there any chance that your husband could be rehired when things start getting better?

So, though this is an unsettling situation, you have some time to think things through and work out a plan. I’ll be praying for you.
 
I’m sorry to hear that. DH got laid off too and we just bought a house too. The payments aren’t as bad as the one we foreclosed on (when I lost my job), but he’s doing a temp job as well, in fact, 2 days after he was laid off he got the temp job. Is your DH willing to do temp jobs?

At least you guys got severance pay. DH was told he was laid off, was let go just like your DH (not allowed to come back to work the next day) and he wasn’t given any severance pay, and for some reason California denied his unemployment (we have a bad budget and they are denying lots of people). Can he get on unemployment until he finds a job?
 
whatevergirl said:
Praying for you both, Christina…I’m sorry. 😦
I was reading an article the other day about a major company that closed here in Tampa, and they just let everyone go that day…I thought that companies had to give 60 days worth of pay if the company is going under…:confused:
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Most states are “at will” states. I think there is only one that isn’t. That means that they are under no obligation to continue to employ anyone, unless they have a contract. In addition to that, you are under no obligation to give notice.
 
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First of all, take a deep breath and realize that this is not the end of the world, and you are certainly not alone in this scary situation. As you’ve said, you get a stipend and think you can make it, with belt tightening. There will be four months of severance, and don’t forget unemployment (your husband can likely apply online, rather than having to go in person.) What about health insurance? Can you get that through your school? It might be a cost effective alternative until your husband finds another job. Also, the government will, for a while, pick up about 2/3 of Cobra payments for up to nine months, so that you could maintain your present level of health insurance, if that was supplied by his employer. That’s a huge plus, as Cobra can be very expensive otherwise.

Take heart in the fact that the economy seems to be showing at least some light at the end of the tunnel, according to many “experts.” Perhaps this rough patch won’t last very long. Is there any chance that your husband could be rehired when things start getting better?

So, though this is an unsettling situation, you have some time to think things through and work out a plan. I’ll be praying for you.
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Yes, my first priority is making a new budget for us. We had one but we are horrible at sticking to it. It’s probably a blessing in a way that we are going to be forced to be more frugal and prudent with our money.

Health insurance through the school is cheap for me because they subsidize it. For him as a spouse it’s a bit more expensive. Looks like it will be about $350/month for the both of us. I’ll have to see how that compares to COBRA.

Technically he’s been put on “Layoff” - which means that he could potentially be rehired if things get better. However, I’m not really seeing that happen in the next few months. His company is very closely tied to the auto industry and it doesn’t look like things will be really picking up for them.

The good part is that I just had a lovely long phone conversation with my mother, who is very supportive and sympathetic. She made all sorts of dire threats to the company who would dare fire her son-in-law, who is undoubtedly the smartest, most hard-working engineer in the whole wide world. 😃 We are lucky to have our families’ support right now. My mother-in-law even offered to help us out financially if we need it (although I don’t really want to do that). It’s nice to know our parents are there for us.
 
Praying for you and your husband. Not much consolation, but you guys sound like a young couple, so you have some time to recover…But I know that doesn’t help much… Take Care…
 
O Christina, I’m there with you !
We too are looking for jobs since our internships, which had a good potential to evolve into a real job, won’t because of restructurations 😦 . Anf of course every firm in the country does the same so…:confused:
But there is one thing we already noticed when searching: this crisis may very well be a great opportunity, because it forces us to consider other alternatives we would never have envisioned: we get interested in other types of firms / jobs than the ones we would spontaneously turn to !
Well, and I suppose it never harms to learn living on a budget 🤷
I wish you good luck ! And to be ready to talk a lot about that, because, at for us, we just seem to need to discuss any idea that comes to us with the other, even if in fact we’ve already discussed it like 3 times in the last 2 days 😊😃
 
maryjk said:
You also should know that almost all companies do it that way. One minute you have a job, the next you don’t. Most lay offs happen at 4:30 Friday afternoon. 🤷
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or 11:00 am on a Monday for some odd reason… (at least I didn’t have to stew about it all weekend, though.)😉
 
maryjk said:
Most states are “at will” states. I think there is only one that isn’t. That means that they are under no obligation to continue to employ anyone, unless they have a contract. In addition to that, you are under no obligation to give notice.
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*I recall a story recently in the news, where a company’s mgmt knew they were heading for banruptcy, and told the employees 24 hours before they shut the doors…ugh, I can’t recall where this took place, but the people who were all let go, picketed outside, and not giving employees ample warning, is a violation of some type of law. I can’t remember the name, anyone know what I’m referring to? You know …I think this only applies to companies that are going out of business, so this might not apply here, if Christina’s husband’s employer is in the midst laying off, but not closing their doors for business.

I have read that we should be coming out of ‘this’ soon…according to ‘experts.’ I will pray for you and your husband Christina…God will always provide, and I pray that your husband finds work very soon.*
 
The good part is that I just had a lovely long phone conversation with my mother, who is very supportive and sympathetic. She made all sorts of dire threats to the company who would dare fire her son-in-law, who is undoubtedly the smartest, most hard-working engineer in the whole wide world. 😃 We are lucky to have our families’ support right now. My mother-in-law even offered to help us out financially if we need it (although I don’t really want to do that). It’s nice to know our parents are there for us.
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That’s great to hear:) ! Having a supportive and stable family is so crucial and can mean the difference between getting by relativley painlessly and struggling for all your worth to keep you head above water. Sounds like your mothers a real cool lady 👍.
 
Christina, I’m sorry to hear this sad news. I can’t imagine what you must be going through. I will pray for your husband to obtain employment.
 
I am sorry to hear about your husband being laid off.

I was laid off (after 6 years with this company) March 02,2009.

no notice jsut good bye…Well me and 30 other people (245 person company)

I will add you to my prayers, I will just say he is going to need your strength. The market out there is really, really tough…He will have good and bad days, and on the bad days he is going to need you…help him thru it…

Thank God my wife has be helping me…

Peace of Christ be with you…
 
whatevergirl said:
Praying for you both, Christina…I’m sorry. 😦
I was reading an article the other day about a major company that closed here in Tampa, and they just let everyone go that day…I thought that companies had to give 60 days worth of pay if the company is going under…:confused:
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My son-in-law went to work as usual one morning, was met by security, who would not let him in, was told by some manager that he no longer worked there, and was not even allowed to pack up his office. They packed his stuff and shipped it to him. He was given some severence, though. No reason given except they were letting people go. There was not even a rumor going around ahead of time.
 
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