# Recession's Suck!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recessions-suck/278857>\
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**Created:** [January 6, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recessions-suck/278857 "2009-01-06T19:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![chacelp](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/chacelp/32/7336_2.png) [@chacelp](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/chacelp)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/recessions-suck/278857/1 "2009-01-06T19:03:03Z")

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I got the happy news today from our CEO that they will be chopping our workforce by 4% this year. That doesn’t sound like much but when that means 1,100 employees I get nervous since this is my first year here. I have had exceptional reviews and even was told that a higher level position wasn’t out of the question. However how do you compete with tenure in times like this? If I was in the HR person’s shoes who decides who stays or goes, I would have to look to keep the 12 year position versus the first year rook.

What do you think? Am I screwed or what?