[ From then on, this date in 1977 would be known as Black Monday in the Steel Valley, which stretches from Mahoning and Trumbull counties in Ohio eastward toward Pittsburgh. It is the date when Youngstown Sheet and Tube abruptly furloughed 5,000 workers in one day. ]
Wow
PacBell essentially blew out 5,000 IT staff in Nov 1991. It wasn’t an ambush dismissal. It was an intentional headcount cut. I wasn’t a target, but the impacts prompted me to join the exit. Had a better job lined up before my final day at PacBell. Stepped off a trainwreck and onto better digs. PacBell cratered and was acquired by a competitor.