"I've told my landlord I'm facing a layoff," Ms. Martinez said.
Mr. Poage does not face a layoff, but he will be reclassified into a job that pays less.
A widely available but often ignored corporate perk — the employee assistance program — can help workers who are suddenly facing a layoff, as well as those who worry that the same fate will befall them.
Electric Boat engineers are wrapping up design of the Virginia-class submarine, and instead of facing a layoff will probably help Newport News on the next class of aircraft carrier, said Nicholas Chabraja, chairman of General Dynamics.
A sushi chef, a third-grade teacher facing a layoff and an Iraq war veteran are among the two dozen guests who will be seated with Michelle Obama on Thursday night when President Obama lays out his jobs plan before a joint session of Congress.
But when a woman posted a message last month on one of the Facebook pages, urging her fellow state employees to vote against the contract, a union staff member wrote back, "Would you rather face a layoff?" Association members must mail back their ballots by Aug. 12, and the results are expected to be announced Aug. 15.
Meredith Grier, meanwhile, a paralegal at San Francisco Superior Court who is facing a layoff in September, said she expected to see an increase in people coming to court to file civil actions in hopes of beating the lines, and filling her in-box with more forms than she can count.
This will provide an idea of how long of a runway you would have if you did face a layoff.
If you don't, then at 55 you may be facing a layoff with a modest nest egg, and you'll be cursing your younger self.
In conclusion, you don't need to passively sit by if you fear you might be facing a layoff in 2019.
