Pink Slip Panic

Derek A. Vitatoe is challenged with preparing for several headcount reductions on Monday morning’s upcoming doomsday. While taking on this project, he immediately becomes fixated on the following questions: What if I used this unpleasant situation to provide essential information from firsthand experience to employees in other firms so that they could, within reason, avoid being put on the chopping block? How could I prepare employees who couldn’t avoid the chopping block for success with a future employer? What solid information could I provide to help them avoid distress during these turbulent times and begin to envision career advancement with their current or future employer? Case by case, Derek parallels each headcount decision with a focused evaluation process, providing useful information for readers to absorb so they too can avoid being handed a pink slip in their place of employment. While taking on this difficult task, Derek sweats out the challenge of compiling a final list of employees that will be fired come Monday morning. Derek’s development of this list is accompanied by direct credible advice for readers to fully understand the tools and skills needed to navigate today’s increasingly volatile economy.Sometimes, layoffs are inevitable, but what’s important is how an individual bounces back after being laid off and prepares himself to get back into the workforce. Finding employment elsewhere is a big challenge. Pink Slip Panic concludes with Derek providing coaching on the importance of retooling your skills after a layoff and how to stand out from other unemployed workers. Pink Slip Panic is a timely book of guidance and advice that guides readers to take destiny into their own hands, and not panic when widespread layoff fear runs rampant through an organization.