Layoff Time 2024
Thursday, January 25, 2024 1:15 PM
For someone who’s been in sales over 20 years, January has always been a slow month for me but still typically not my slowest month of the year. 3 weeks in, 2024 has redefined what “slow” is. Granted, most of my territory is digging out of a significant snow storm from last week which put things to a grinding halt.
After wondering what 2024 is going to be like I read an article about all the layoffs coming. I can’t seem to find it now but I have linked two other articles saying the same thing.
Am I predicting the world is ending are we are diving into a horrible recession? No, hopefully not but I wouldn’t be surprised one bit if we see a significant slowdown this year. I know a few realtors that are looking for other jobs because the housing supply just isn’t there for them to sell. My suppliers still can’t figure out how to operate effectively in a post COVID world, because “normal” was 4 years ago and they can’t seem to pinpoint what to manufacture which is somewhere between “normal” “COVID” and “post-COVID.”
I have not heard of any layoffs in my neck of the woods but businesses do not seem so desperate to hire people like they once were a few years ago. I also think many companies figured out how to operate with a lean staff and have adjusted learning to survive which in turn has eliminated several positions. When you read the lists from the articles I linked to me it’s a bit alarming but there’s a lot of tech jobs in there, which is no surprise to me.
What do you think 2024 will bring job and economy wise?
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