Saturday, March 24, 2012

After A Lifetime Of Hard Work, The Indignity Of A Layoff

After A Lifetime Of Hard Work, The Indignity Of A Layoff:

 "Linda Hall of Spokane, Wash. has worked hard all her life but hasn't earned any respect from the labor market. Laid off for the first time at age 62, Hall has no health insurance, not enough savings for retirement and almost no chance of getting hired again.

"A year ago I was absolutely certain that I had job security," Hall said. "Change is a part of life. But, truthfully, until a few weeks before [getting laid off], I just didn't see it coming and couldn't imagine such a thing happening.""

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