Ran across this article today - "5 Things Not to Say to Someone Who Was Just Laid Off" - and thought I'd add my own to the list. http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/03/02/5-things-say-just-laid/
1. Your house is always such a mess - now you have time to clean!
2. Have you thought about selling your kids to the circus?
3. You'll probably lose weight now since you won't be able to afford groceries.
4. If you dye your hair blond, you'll have a better chance at getting a new job. (http://jobs.aol.com/articles/2011/02/24/are-you-built-to-make-big-bucks/?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7Cdl11%7Csec1_lnk3%7C46465)
5. You'll probably only have to compete with maybe a hundred people for every position now that unemployment is down to between 9 and 10%.
If you're such a boorish clod that you can't say anything encouraging or positive, your newly-laid-off friend, relative, or spouse has every right to rip your arm off and beat you with it.
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