Sure, we're motivated to leave dull jobs behind, but we're also reluctant to face the challenges that come with change. After one company failed, its former workers look at their lives and goals from a different point of view.
Free agency is over.
Layoffs are back. Many of the people losing their jobs are white-collar and college educated. Here's how to cope if you're next. Looking for a living Most people who lose their jobs find work within months, if not weeks. But no matter how long it lasts, unemployment tears at the emotional, psychological and financial fiber of those who experience it.