Same here. One of my past colleagues getting told to sell their house for a loss and move to another city (where they will likely be laid off in the next round of cuts). They applied for 3 positions at my fiat job 2 they were qualified for and one they were overqualified for. Put in the time to write a nice cover letter, sent my recommendations to HR only to wait 4 weeks to be told they do not have anything to offer this person with 20 years experience in HW and Software engineering.