Fasteddie82
Aerospace
- Jun 6, 2007
- 12
I'm currently a mid-level engineer at a large defense contractor. Lately, things have been slowing down. All of the signs are there: There just isn't as much work as their used to be. Some of the guys who work there as contractors (as opposed to direct hires) have had their contracts cut. And there was an announcement that they had stopped hiring mid-level engineers.
So, basically, when I look into my crystal ball, I see layoffs coming in the future. Not sure if it will be next month, next quarter, next year, or what, but I gotta think they will come at some point.
I've never been through layoffs at a large defense contractor, or a large company period. How does it usually happen? How do they determine who to cut? Do they cut the least-senior people first? The highest-salaried? The people working the programs that are making the least money?
Or do they just put us all in a room and let us fight it out?
So, basically, when I look into my crystal ball, I see layoffs coming in the future. Not sure if it will be next month, next quarter, next year, or what, but I gotta think they will come at some point.
I've never been through layoffs at a large defense contractor, or a large company period. How does it usually happen? How do they determine who to cut? Do they cut the least-senior people first? The highest-salaried? The people working the programs that are making the least money?
Or do they just put us all in a room and let us fight it out?