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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry, OP. It's an awkward position to be in. But it's part of the job. I've been in your shoes.

Unfortunately, you absolutely cannot say anything. Best option is to have the same canned response for everyone, whether they are on the current list or not.  Your manager may give you a good script, or something like: "Affected employees will be notified by (whenever your company has official said the layoffs will happen). I can't give any specific information until then, as we are still working through the process. I'm sorry, I know it's hard to be in an uncertain position like this.  Best advice I can give is for everyone to update your resume and start considering options, just in case."

The radio silence is for good reason. Trickling out information just creates more panic and chaos, as some employees start getting inside info, then everyone wants inside info, rumors fly wildly, and nobody knows what's real and what's false rumor.  I had one situation where an entire department was completely safe, no chance of anyone in that group getting let go, and I couldn't even tell them that ... because people do talk, and employees from other departments would hear that Group A got the all-clear, so they'd want to know why they didn't get a similar "you're safe" message, causing them even more stress. What feels like a favor to a friend is really a disservice to everyone. So just keep repeating the party line, and keep your mouth shut on anything more than that. [/quote]

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