(The last three in this list were occasions when I was present at the literal demise of a company: 1996 was a buy-out where the acquired company was basically demolished; the last two were essentially full-scale shutdowns.)
I left a job voluntarily in:
* 1981
* 1994
After each layoff there was a rather different experience in finding work. The first one occurred in SE Michigan at the beginning of an auto industry downturn, so finding work meant leaving the area. But for the most part it took me on average six months to find work again. Some of the gaps were filled by independent contracting/consulting gigs.
* 1981 * 1990 * 1996 * 2000 * 2005
(The last three in this list were occasions when I was present at the literal demise of a company: 1996 was a buy-out where the acquired company was basically demolished; the last two were essentially full-scale shutdowns.)
I left a job voluntarily in:
* 1981 * 1994
After each layoff there was a rather different experience in finding work. The first one occurred in SE Michigan at the beginning of an auto industry downturn, so finding work meant leaving the area. But for the most part it took me on average six months to find work again. Some of the gaps were filled by independent contracting/consulting gigs.