Duck, Duck, Goose

 

Somewhere In Hiring Now Land - Thursday, January 23, 2025 The title of this blog was a fun childish game we used to play back in the day. It starts off by players sitting down in a circle(like a company meeting), fast forward it ends when the goose becomes “it” for the next round. The person in the middle can't leave until another person is tagged and they are replaced. Like being fired and not know it, until it happens. And now your former job says we're still hiring(being replaced). What a way to start this blog post. Just like the start of this Gregorian new year of 2025, it's doing the most.

It's never any fun to lose your job. And I'm not making light of that. I'm speaking from experience. I've been going through this since March 2020, bought to you by, those "Ouchies" by Facci!  There but for the grace of God. Thank goodness for owning my own business since 2011; all the while, maintaining a full-time job; added with a side hustle or two. Jamaican style(and no I'm not Jamaican, but I do love some beef patties).

Welcome to the new future of work.  The event that took place at Stripe(two days ago)when they just laid-off 300 of their employees; via email with a duck photo attached for its US Non-California staff, is what prompted me, to blog about this.  Apparently, they were supposed to get laid-off today(Wednesday), but it was sent, on January 20, 2025, MLK day and Inauguration day. On a National Holiday. A duck. 300 employees received a photo of a duck, attached to their termination. 

This is how most companies really think of you.  Now I understand from a business point where, dollars must be cut. But there is a professional way of going about it.  You have been forewarn, previously and now, here, how 2025 is going to be a real Debbie downer for some(no disrespect to all the Debbies out there) and a real hum dinger for some of us, my dear. "Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine: I will repay saith the Lord." Romans 12:19 KJV

We still have eight days left(at the time of this blog post) of January 2025. I been telling family, friends, x-co-workers and anybody else, who has an ear to hear. Work as much as OT as you can, while you can. I came across a social media post, of a young women describing how, she was offered an position with the IRS in December 2024, to begin, this month(January 2025). She just received a rescinding letter. President Trump on Monday, included a freeze on hiring federal workers except for jobs related to immigration enforcement, national security and public safety. Click here for the last 90 days of layoffs that has occurred in America. 

Today, in Montreal, Canada, Amazon just fired 1,950 workers and are closing all the facilities there, click here for the full details. Work layoffs will be massive this year. Take on a another job if you can. Even In India(yes the country) is writing about the layoffs here in America, this year. Also, click here for the India's Economic Times', news article.  The most importance part is; to stay close to God(take Him as your Lord and Savior if you haven't by now) pray and keep the words of the Lord near and dear, mostly have no fear. Make sure your saving for those rain days and stocking up, everyday. Buckle Up Buttercups.™

I'll blog back later.

Your Girl LG

Holy Scriptures: Romans 12:19 KJV

Photo Credit: Your Girl LG and The National for Amazon photo.

Links Used: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/layoffs-2025-microsoft-the-washington-post-amazon-blackrock-ally-bridgewater-full-list-of-major-us-companies-laying-off-staff-in-the-new-year/articleshow/117117002.cms?from=mdr