Your company recently laid off 15% of the employees. You're running a meeting with your staff to talk about how to deal with the layoffs. After starting the meeting, you begin by saying:
As you're all aware, we've been forced to make significant cutbacks.
Your friend just lost his job. You're having a drink with him and talking to him about it. You want to say something to encourage him. You say:
Look on the bright side. You've still got your health and your family.
encouraging, family (topic), friend, got, health, job, layoff, optimism, set phrase, stative verb Your friend got laid off last year and hasn't been able to find a new job. You're talking with another friend who knows her about how worried you both are. You say:
She's been out of work for over a year now.
You are discussing a coworker who is working on a contract basis, not as a full-time employee. You were told that the company is going to end this person's contract. You want to tell this news to another coworker, without saying who made this decision. You say:
It looks like his contract isn't being renewed.
