A Sea Of Red

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 1:04 pm**

There hasn't been any Lynchburg news in a while.

http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/loc ... rce/11724/

So far Lynchburg has seemed to be recession-proof. Well, Genworth employs about 1400 in the area, so these layoffs could have big effects around here. The layoffs are global, but the company has already eliminated pretty much all open positions (nothing is open in Lynchburg), and now the cutbacks are starting.

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 1:37 pm**

Are you worried? I see that mainly affecting people who make a decent salary. Which rules out most of lynchburg. Middle management should watch their backs.

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 1:51 pm**

Yeah, I figure it's going to be mostly project people and contractors. But I've grasped the reality of no bonus this year for a while now.

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 1:52 pm**

I have a friend that works down there and has been on edge. Been praying!

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 10:07 pm**

What's a bonus?

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 11:17 pm**

mrmacphisto wrote:What's a bonus?

It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 11:25 pm**

El Scorcho wrote:
mrmacphisto wrote:What's a bonus?
It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.

Ooh! Sign me up!

Posted: **December 19th, 2008, 11:31 pm**

ToTheLeft wrote:
El Scorcho wrote:
mrmacphisto wrote:What's a bonus?
It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.
Ooh! Sign me up!

And just so we're clear, I'm not complaining. Just having some fun. I greatly enjoy my shrimp and chicken fingers.

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 12:19 am**

El Scorcho wrote:
ToTheLeft wrote:
El Scorcho wrote: It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.
Ooh! Sign me up!
And just so we're clear, I'm not complaining. Just having some fun. I greatly enjoy my shrimp and chicken fingers.

HAHHAHHAHAH epic post...tell me I havent missed that yet have I? I dont care if I'm an employee or not I'm coming!

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 1:08 am**

you missed it. a week and a half ago. and i don't know what scorcho is complaining about, when I walked in he was sitting down in one of about 5 chairs in the whole place!!!

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 1:10 am**

JDUB wrote:you missed it. a week and a half ago. and i don't know what scorcho is complaining about, when I walked in he was sitting down in one of about 5 chairs in the whole place!!!

Dang...lol...last year there was almost fist fights over the chairs LOL

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 3:03 am**

El Scorcho wrote:
mrmacphisto wrote:What's a bonus?
It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.

Haha, nice. I haven't been to one of those since about 2003. Those were some mighty fine shrimp, though.

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 6:05 am**

El Scorcho wrote:
mrmacphisto wrote:What's a bonus?
It's when you go to the Schilling Center to eat shrimp and chicken fingers without sitting down.

you're gonna be re-banned quicker than *insert euphamism here*

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 11:13 am**

JDUB wrote:and i don't know what scorcho is complaining about...

PAmedic wrote:you're gonna be re-banned quicker than *insert euphamism here*

El Scorcho wrote:And just so we're clear, I'm not complaining. Just having some fun. I greatly enjoy my shrimp and chicken fingers.

See above.

Posted: **December 20th, 2008, 1:04 pm**

just saying.. you had a chair

Posted: **December 21st, 2008, 5:38 pm**

I saw BrysOn there. Is he on the payroll?

Posted: **December 21st, 2008, 10:13 pm**

no. he's on mooch and get some free food

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 11:04 am**

just heard on the news that this is the week where people who are getting laid off find out.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 11:18 am**

A few of my people fairly high on the chain got axed...they're kinda happy about it though...haha

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 11:36 am**

Severance packages and forcing one to change to a better profession can be a great thing. I speak from experience.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 12:49 pm**

Agree 100%. In retrospect getting laid off in 1991 was the best thing that could have happended. Moved to the West Coast, met my wife and ended up making more money with less brain damage.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 1:42 pm**

Yeah, the cuts are pretty much over. Today was the big day. I came through unscaithed, but as hard as it would have been to lose a job, I was actually ready and in some ways hoping that I would've been let go. It would have helped me attain one of my new year's resolutions. Of course, it wouldn't have helped pay the bills.

But like HMO said, cuts were from top to bottom, no one was safe. Pretty much the top exec in the burg is gone. They're restructuring a lot right now, and that always means jobs are combined and people will be left out.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 1:46 pm**

Is that Goings or Chartrand? Chartrand was prime for a cut rolling up everyday in his Porsche.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 1:59 pm**

ALUmnus wrote:YPretty much the top exec in the burg is gone.

Posted: **January 8th, 2009, 2:03 pm**

I won't say who, but I don't know about your old boss.

A Sea Of Red

Genworth to lay off ~1000 employees

Genworth to lay off ~1000 employees

Layoffs