Emily was talking to a friend on the phone. I could tell the conversation wasn’t the happiest one. As soon as she hung up, she shook her head. I knew something wasn’t quite right. It turns out a couple we had recently met and became friends with had gotten some hard news that very day. After only six months with his new company–who had relocated him at considerable expense–he had been “downsized”. They had given him the news at the beginning of the workday, offered fifteen minutes to gather up his personal belongings, and had security escort him out the door. Two things they didn’t offer were severance pay and “re-relocation” assistance. Essentially, they had been moved across the country[…]