I work in Internal Audit for Cabela's. The company had their first ever layoff in October. It was pretty weird to sit through. Fortunately I survived it. Unfortunately, I had to audit it.
As of now, Cabela's is doing shitty, just like everything else. I haven't seen the YE numbers, but I hear it isn't as epic fail as most of the rest of the year. Q4 is typically ginormous for us. I talked to my boss about another layoff and she stated that she has not been contacted about one yet. She said that means there isn't going to be one, or she's the one getting shitcanned
. I have reason to believe I should be OK. I have the highest education level of anyone in the department and haven't received any criticism other than just the constructive type stuff relative to any aspect of my performance, whereas a few others, aren't necessarily doing quite as well. Additionally, I do work for our external auditors who charge $180/billable hour + travel, accomodations, etc. So in reality, I probably pay my own salary a few times over.
But, I'm 25, a man, and white, so that probably equates to first out.
I'm crossing my fingers for a turnaround soon. There are contingencies I have in place, but I really don't want to screw with it.