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Article: Out of a job, but not out of luck: Transition programs provide retraining, counseling.(Careers)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- September 22, 1997
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Remember the story of Rip Van Winkle, who went to sleep one night and woke up years later in a new and different world? Or, if you watch television, the "Twilight Zone" has a story in which the leader of a westward-bound wagon train walks over a hill and encounters automobiles, concrete and the 20th century - a new, frightening and unwelcome world.
Thousands of employees who have worked decades for the same employer often feel this way as they are told they are being laid off. Regardless of the reason, it is a devastating blow to people who were told that their loyalty and hard work would be rewarded by job security and, in many cases, a job they could count ...