Regular readers of my blog, "After Midnight", know that I try to keep things light. Unfortunately, this post's topic, layoffs in many American industries, doesn't lend itself to a humorous take. I look at how things seem to be getting better, no

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Over and over we hear about the tightening of the labor market.  Well, today we've heard more evidence that it won't be in 2008.  A recent survey of 1000+ employers shows that over 30% of them are planning layoffs in 2008.

While this isn't the end of the world, it is definitely a sign that while some field

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Bank of America is making structural changes in their business including getting rid of one of their presidents. This also includes over 3,000 layoffs because of the lost revenue over the past year.

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Ah, the performance review.  Only slightly less dreaded than filing our taxes and conviently scheduled for the same time of year.  It's been a long held belief that they are the annual check in for the employee and a metric in determining the annual merit increase.

The reality is something much different.&nb

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