Law Office Manager

Recession

Job Security Is Dead; Reset Your Workplace with Radical Transparency 

By Lynne Curry Job security is dead for four out of every five U.S. employees. U.S. According to a December 2024 survey of 1,115 U.S. employees: 92% fear a recession in 2025. 81% worry about losing their jobs. 76% expect layoffs to rise. 63% foresee more business closures than in 2024. 57% think finding a job will be harder. 52% … [Read more...] about Job Security Is Dead; Reset Your Workplace with Radical Transparency 

Recession fears: Here’s how to avoid being laid off & what to do if you are

By Lynne Curry After months of talent wars triggered by the great resignation, the job market has again shifted, with business growth slowing and recession fears looming. Despite low unemployment rates, 3.5% nationally,1 over 60 percent of the 750 CEOs surveyed by the business research firm Conference Board expect a recession in the next 12 to 18 months1. Another 15 percent … [Read more...] about Recession fears: Here’s how to avoid being laid off & what to do if you are

Is it a recession or not? The answer may surprise you

By Lynne Curry My in-box filled with questions after I posted a Recession Fears Loom blog. Readers asked how I made sense of the different views voiced by economists and politicians. As a law office manager with responsibilities around staffing and profitability, you are probably watching to see which way the economy goes. Here’s the background, and my answer to “are we … [Read more...] about Is it a recession or not? The answer may surprise you