Indefinite suspension.

Job gone bad and the company's response is to throw me under the bus. They can't bring themselves to outright fire me after setting sales records for three years running and single handedly opening the biggest market in the southeast. I guess some people really don't want to know how sausage is made.
Oh well, more time for figs.

Warrior,

I feel your pain!
Don't want to go any further but bite the bullet my friend.

Just remember, There are many unemployed people out there that would be happy to take your sucky job.

It is what it is.

Good luck,

I can relate... I used to work in a factory (12 yrs) making auto interior parts. I got sick of being treated like another number. Now I do my own thing. Sometimes its feast or famine but at least I don't have to deal with the B.S. from the people in the office anymore. Good luck on your journey, where ever it takes you.

-Little John

It may be a difficult time to hear this but most of the time there is a silver lining in hardship situations. I hope yours has a golden lining.

Oh yes there is! My time is now free to pursue establishing Alabama Animal Damage Control, wildlife management and predator control LLC.. My 60 hour weeks and yearly revenue of 175,000 have just been a training ground. Just have to get on my feet and get myself and family back home to bama.
Oh things may also work the other way too. I expect all the issues will blow over after the powers that be huff and puff and threaten to blow us down, bottom line is that I am totally, legally in the right. All parties were aware of potential consequences. When this blows over and I am missed I will negotiate on my terms or not at all.
BTW, I am an arrogant SOB when it comes to what I know and that is my stock in trade.

It ain't all bad either. I have roots!

Yes, David
It always helps to have roots before shoots...

The screw has turned. It is now a criminal matter and I hear the bus cranking up. But I also have hope that there may be an industry response because if this happens to me it could happen to anyone.

David,
What industry are you associated with? Sorry to hear of your turn of events. It sucks when done especially at this time of the year. Corporations have no heart. Why is this now a criminal matter?

I am keeping my head low at work. After 31 years, I too may face a layoff by March. My boss is a good friend and gave me heads up. Oh well, more time to quilt.
Sue

I am a Wildlife Control Operator. One of the few that are/was willing to wade into the thorny feral cat issue. I have always known that this day was coming but hoped to avoid. I would have were it not for feral dogs. You can guess what happened.
There is more to this than I can divulge but there is also a history here with the authorities. This was on a job that I was called in to come behind them because they could not solve the problem. It has caused the property owner thousands of dollars of damage. The authorities have gotten tired of professionals coming in and stepping on their toes, even more so making a good living doing so. I am the best there is in this area and have never felt the need to hide that fact so I am a moving target. I have statutes in hand and will whip them with it. Then we see what my employer wants to do with it.
Fact is that if they were doing there job I would not be needed.

Well, it's definite no longer and I have a knife in my back. The company cut it's losses and canned me. That's all I'll say until after I speak with an attorney.

Good luck with whatever happens, bud.  Funny, unnecessary firing of an employee lawsuit can cost you almost as much as a negligence lawsuit from a customer.

I feel your pain!

Me too was given the group "pink-slip" a while back.
The "PC" term used at that time was "downsizing".
Most USA "manufacturing" jobs being "off shored", the
economy cannot possibly be sustained. Then it slowly
trickles down to other local "service" jobs
(the middle-class has no money).
One day I sell you a cup of coffee, next day you sell me a cup of tea...

After that, expect the USA military power to go down too.

Mr. President, do something, and bring those manufacturing jobs back  to the USA.
And please do it quick, BEFORE we loose all the old "know-how-to"! 

Announced to the tune of MY WAY.

This now gives me the freedom to hang out my own shingle!