Layoff survivor guilt hits workers who remain after job cuts

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"I FEEL LIKE I AM ON A SHORT LIST" Some workers, like Tyson, wonder why they were spared and fear that they could lose their own jobs in a future round of cuts.
"Employees who stay at a company after layoffs often feel anxiety around the future of the company," said Kathryn Minshew, founder and CEO of The Muse, a career development platform.
- Ex-Google employees bemoan the way they were notified of layoff * Here are the latest tech layoffs as the industry shudders "Sometimes you don't even know who was let go until you send them an email and get an autoresponder back," career transition coach Catherine Morgan told CBS MoneyWatch.
"One of the most powerful things someone can do to cope with layoff survivor guilt is to actively reach out to and connect with and help those people at your company who were affected," she said.