I could cry

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Two years ago we had to transfer because of my husband's job. There was no choice really, it was either transfer or have no job. We came here, bought a house and have finally started to settle in, and now the company is saying that it may happen again. There will be massive layoffs without notice. One day they will just call and say not to come to work. Then they will go by seniority to decide who gets to keep their job. The kicker is that they can tell the ones that are going to keep their jobs that they have to move and they will have no choice. They could tell them to move anywhere and if they say no, they are automically terminated. I hate the way these big corporations play with people's lives. I understand with the economy being so bad they need to restructure things to keep the company afloat, but this will affect thousands of men and their families across the country. With the housing market so bad I am afraid that it will take a long time to sell our house, there are so many houses now for sale in the area and have been for a long time. I don't want to move again, and all I can do is pray that my husband gets to stay where he is. He only has a little over eight years to go before he can retire, and we really don't want to have to start over again. He is worried sick over this, and I don't blame him. I am upset over this myself, but what can we do? I hate not knowing what is going to happen, this company tells you a little bit at a time, and then wait and wait. They did that last time, they kept us hanging for almost a year, then when it happened they gave us three weeks to move, which was hard. We had to find a house, then find a place to stay till our closing went through, then drive back to our old home, pack up and move. It was a nightmare which I really don't want to repeat. And we didn't own a home then, we rented, so things would be even more complicated now. Agh, I just want to scream, this is making my head hurt.