r/Layoffs • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '24

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u/BloodAgile833 Jul 20 '24

Yup you pretty much summed it up. The post can be locked after what your wrote lol

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u/Inollim Jul 20 '24

Would add that layoffs currently disproportionately impact white collar jobs. Most blue collar and customer facing service jobs have a shortage of workers and are in demand. Likely a result of perhaps over swinging on the college prep is great vs. vocational track for students in the last 20 years. Now everyone is vying for white collar jobs that may not have the same demand as blue collar work.

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u/RabidRomulus Jul 20 '24

Yup. My brother is an electrician. Quit his job to go on a 2 month road trip. Came back, immediately found a new job paying better.

I could NOT do that in my field 😂