What to expect when expecting to get ... laid off!

Model: Keith Gallagher

Jill Hankee saw it coming. How could she not? When her company, LaSalle Bank, was bought by Bank of America, a memo about what an employee could expect if layoffs occurred promptly went out to the entire company. The memo made it clear that these layoffs were purely hypothetical, of course.

And, of course, they weren’t hypothetical at all. After almost a year of nail-biting, Hankee was given the ax.

You probably think you don’t want to be like Hankee. Who in their right mind wants to get laid off? But what if we told you that after getting her pink slip, Hankee took a long vacation, landed a great job and ended up happier and better off than before? Would you want to be like Hankee then?

Hell, yeah, you would. Here’s how to position yourself for success in tough times.

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