In the last tough market around '01, my company forced everyone to take 1 week unpaid time off during a quarter. You could take it anytime, and the last week's paycheck in the quarter was docked.
They're doing it again this quarter, ex. it's voluntary and from 1-5 days.
We also just got the news today that reg. Q1 raises will be postponed until Q3 (at least) to maintain competitive wages (implication being that we're overpaid vs. current market). It's a little bit of a bummer, but I'm blessed to still have a good-paying job. I wouldn't even complain about getting forced into mandatory unpaid time off now.
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