Associated Press May. 31, 2007 DALLAS - Dell Inc. said Thursday that earnings fell slightly in preliminary first-quarter results, and the computer maker planned to lay off more than 8,000 employees over the next year as part of an ongoing restructuring.

I have been speaking to some of my online friends recently about corporate downsizing and I posed the question, could it happen to you? Boy, was I shocked at the number of people that have the same mentality that I once had..."won't happen to me, I have job security, they need me". Dell, is a profitable company. Do you think those 8000 people thought for one minute that their jobs were in jeopardy? No, probably not, they're in love with a corporation that can not love them back.

As mentioned in one of my first blogs, I am not bashing corporate America; however I would like for people to wake up and smell the...hmmm...tempted to put a bad word here, but I'll just say, WAKE UP! There will always be a need for people in the corporate world, but if you're in that world you better be looking out for number one no matter how well the business seems to be doing.

Wishing you all much success in whichever field you choose!