Managers report some job candidates have canceled interviews, citing the attacks as a reason they were no longer interested in specific jobs. Others have turned down hard-won promotions that may have involved more work or travel. Allen Salikof, CEO of Cleveland-based Management Recruiters International, says the attacks caused an employee who'd just been promoted to have second thoughts. People are saying maybe it's not so important to go for that brass ring. Many say such a response is not unexpected, since the attacks happened in workplaces, and warnings of future threats make many workers uneasy.
Experts say reaction to a trauma can include a change in belief systems.
Many have been deeply touched. This has people talking about the most basic issues in their lives. It's a deepening of a reflection of what life is all about. For Bryce Eberhart, the terrorists took the life of his friend but left him more determined to draw meaning from his own career choices. That friend was Mark Bingham, a passenger on Flight 93, who called his mother from the flight and is believed to have been among those who fought with the hijackers.