Editing Layoff (section)

===Effects of layoffs to the employee===

[[Employment|Employees]] (or former employees in this case) can be affected in a couple of different ways. When an employee is laid off, his or her general trust in long-term work may decrease, reducing expectations upon rehire. After an employee withstands a layoff, the effects can trickle into future employment and attitudes. Layoffs in the workplace often leave the former employee less inclined to trust future employers which can lead to behavioral conflicts among co-workers and [[management]]. Layoffs can erode confidence, making employees feel insecure about their job performance and career prospects.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Brockner |first1=Joel |last2=Davy |first2=Jeanette |last3=Carter |first3=Carolyn |title=Layoffs, self-esteem, and survivor guilt: Motivational, affective, and attitudinal consequences |journal=Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes |date=October 1985 |volume=36 |issue=2 |pages=229–244 |doi=10.1016/0749-5978(85)90014-7 }}</ref> Despite new employers not being responsible for a prior circumstances, job performance may still be affected by prior layoffs. Many companies work to make layoffs as minimally burdensome to the employee. At times employers may layoff multiple people at once to soften the impact.

* Denial stage is the first stage in the emotional reaction to change or layoffs, in which an employee denies that an organization change or layoff will occur.<ref name=Aamodt>{{cite book |last1=Aamodt |first1=Michael |title=Industrial/Organizational Psychology an applied approach |date=2014 |publisher=Cengage Learning}}</ref> 
* Anger stage is the second stage of the emotional reaction to downsizing, in which an employee becomes angry at the organization.<ref name=Aamodt/>
* Fear stage is the third emotional stage following an announcement of layoff, in which employees worry about how they will survive financially.<ref name=Aamodt/>
* Acceptance stage is the fourth and final stage of the emotional reaction to downsizing, in which employees accept that layoffs will occur and are ready to take steps to secure their future.<ref name=Aamodt/>