I recently wrote about CareerBuilder’s survey on survivors of layoffs. A few of us here were talking the other day and realized that, as 47 percent of survey respondents reported taking on more responsibility as a result of company layoffs,  it would be great to hear some actual stories from those on the front lines of post-layoff reality.

You’ve likely heard a million times that companies are “doing more with less.” But as the consequences of that fall directly on a company’s employees, what does that mean for them? Workers are taking on more responsibility or new duties, working harder and longer hours, and likely not getting paid more for their work.

If you are pitching in to help your company survive the recession with less staff, how are you and your employees surviving? What are the positives that have come out of your world, post-layoffs?

• Have you encouraged your employees to learn a new skill or picked one up yourself?
• Have you forged stronger relationships with co-workers, or met new co-workers?
• Are you finding better ways to prioritize or manage your work/life balance?
• Have you made a professional or personal discovery?
• Has your life has changed for the better in any other ways?

Write us a comment and share your survivor story — and five of you will be randomly picked to receive your very own CareerBuilder Koala T-shirt. Oh, did we mention it’s FREE?

Post your comment by Friday, July 10 for a chance to score this tee:

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