It’s also difficult for the lucky ones who managed to hold on to their jobs.  Often, survivors feel guilty and overwhelmed with work.  Morale has been lost and things have changed within the office with the now somber mood.  TIME’s Barbara Kiviat writes about it: But coming into the office and watching colleagues pack their things [...]

Matt Cooper, vice president for strategy and operations at Accolo, a recruitment outsourcing company near San Francisco, hands people the pink slips at his company.  In today’s NYT, Cooper chronicles what it’s like to be on the other side of the table.  Turns out, it’s not easy for them either.