Layoff

Someone from my team just got laid off. He had been here for almost ten years, and while his work was spotty and he's probably the person I would have chosen had I been making the decision, it's always hard. I feel bad for anyone who has to find a job in this economy, and I wish him well.

I've been asked to pick up another sizable state and a major global strategic partner. It will be more work for me, but since I won't be here long, it doesn't matter too much. It's worse for my manager, who will have to reshuffle again very soon and worry about training a new person while everyone on the team is picking up the slack. Our team has now shrunk two people since I joined, so the stress level isn't going down. Also, everyone leaving, voluntarily or not, seems to be attorneys, so when I leave, there won't be much in-team legal support for the front-line negotiators. When I started, we had 5 of 11 attorneys on the team. When I leave, if I'm not replaced by an attorney, that number would drop to 1 of 9.