Layoff Survivor Guilt
4 min readMay 16, 2024
By Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter
When a company undergoes layoffs, the employees who retain their jobs can experience a range of difficult emotions, collectively known as “layoff survivor guilt.” This psychological response is characterized by complex and often conflicting feelings.
On one hand, layoff survivors may feel relieved to have kept their jobs and escaped the pain of losing their…