AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT WEBER METALS

Paramount, California-based Weber Metal, owned by the Meinerzhagen, Germany-based Otto Fuchs Group, and specializing in the forging of high-temperature and high-performance metals for the aerospace industry, has announced they will lay off 169 employees by August 21, 2020. Positions include impact die forge helpers, press operators, industrial engineers, maintenance mechanics, saw operators, inspectors, and a variety of other support positions.

This will be the company's second layoff this year where 181 employees were furloughed in April. An affiliated shipping operation in Compton, California had also laid off 130 workers in late March.

According to a company spokesperson, “As the economic impacts of COVID-19 have evolved, Weber Metals has not experienced the upturn in business it expected when it initially furloughed its employees. These layoffs are expected to be permanent. This is based on the best information currently available to us but may change due to subsequent events beyond our control.”

The company was affected by Boeing's suspension of the 737 MAX program.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet, doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?