It used to be taken for granted that you wouldn't do layoffs during the holidays, but that hasn't been the case for at least several years.
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While companies seemed to be hoarding workers post-merger or acquisition through February, it appears that this is not the case anymore. While we do not have our own merger job-cut data for March tabulated yet, we know a large number of merger-related cuts were announced.John Challenger
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