"It's not uncommon to see someone here downsized out of companies three times in five years through no fault of their own," she said.
In Liam's case, he decides to downsize his life after being downsized out of his job, and moves into a depressing little apartment, where he is hurt by a burglar on his very first night there.
The Kennedy people got some workers who had been downsized out of their jobs in one of Romney's Bain Capital takeovers, and Mitt was destroyed by his own lust for thinness.
Fred Vanderbeek, an engineer downsized out of a longtime job, said that when fears of lengthy commuting made him balk at accepting a temp job 60 miles away, his temp agency threatened to deny him unemployment insurance.
Regina White, 68, of Geneva, Ill., a former special assistant to the vice president of taxes at Sears, Roebuck & Company, is searching for a position for the first time since she was downsized out of a job and retired in 1995.
Mr. Matushin, and his partner, Donna Pudwill, who were downsized out of their jobs in last August after years in corporate America -- said starting a business in a trying economy was less risky than it might seem.
At the moment, there is a particularly noticeable influx of refugees from Wall Street, dot-com companies and other corporations who have been downsized out of jobs or have seen their employers disappear altogether.
Just in time for this year's season, when office parties have been downsized out of existence and new party frocks seem like the old black, a company called Rent the Runway has proposed a different model.
Yet it is sobering for me — as it is for Americans in many businesses and professions that once seemed a sure thing — to see younger near contemporaries being downsized out of jobs long before they are emotionally or financially ready for retirement.
