Yesterday morning, my husband was told that the emails to employees who would be laid off or furloughed were going out at 8:30 am. That turned out to be true that some were sent then. Several in his department were furloughed for six months. However, he then learned that another round was to be sent out at 3 pm, but lay offs. At first we assumed hubby's job was safe after the 8:30 am. Learning that there was to be another round took any relief (or at least release) away and the clock starting ticking again with pressure building. Then 3 pm came around and hubby received nothing. Then a half hour past, and an hour. He learned that two employees in his department were laid off. Then he received an email from the President of company with a video of him talking about what happened. We kind of assumed hubby's job was safe, but still didn't want to jump to any conclusions, given the morning situation. Then another hour passed and he received an email from the VP of his division. So, for now, my husband's job is safe. For now. But how can people be sure how long? In any case, my husband and I have mixed feelings about it all. There was no sigh of relief, really. We had been preparing ourselves, psychologically, for a layoff, trying to look at the bright side of such a situation. Now, we are back in the same stagnated place, but again with some uncertainty. Nevertheless, we accomplished some good things these past few weeks.