Any company that thinks that layoffs aren’t f#$%ing with our heads is insane.  The L.A. Times reports that the psychological fallout from a layoff lasts six years!!  And, that layoffs can lead to:

worsening physical health: They eat differently, smoke more, suffer from neck and back pain, and increase their use of sick days. Workplace injuries also rise.

And it’s not only the people who got laid off either. The people who were spared suffer as well, with rising workloads. Companies are INSANE.  They think they can cut bodies to save money, and give everybody else more work than they can handle!  I won’t be surprised there are more mass murders in the workplace.  Companies need to look at how they’re screwing up lives, not at how cutting employees will make their wallets fatter.