The supply chain just lost 5,183 jobs in a single month.
And somewhere in a corporate office, someone is drafting a LinkedIn post about how their company "values transparency" and "treats employees like family."
Here is the truth no one wants to say out loud.
The logistics industry has become a masterclass in disposable workforces. Companies cycle through people like inventory. When demand softens, they file a WARN notice and call it "restructuring." When a contract ends, workers find out their jobs are gone with 60 days notice if they are lucky.
FreshRealm just cut over 1,000 workers after a bankruptcy filing. GEODIS is closing a warehouse in California. Ryder lost a customer contract in Wisconsin and 151 people are paying the price for a business decision made in a conference room they have never seen.
This is not a recession story. This is the new normal.
Companies have learned they can treat the workforce as a variable cost instead of a human investment. And workers have learned something too.
They have learned that loyalty is a one-way street.
You give years to a company. You cover extra shifts. You miss your kid's soccer game because a shipment needs to go out. And when the spreadsheet says your facility is no longer profitable, you get a form letter and a severance package if you are lucky.
I spent months job hunting after my own layoff. I watched companies ghost candidates after five-round interviews. I saw job postings stay up for months while qualified applicants heard nothing. The system is broken on both sides.
That experience is why I built Ghoster. Not because I think technology solves everything. But because job seekers deserve at least one tool that respects their time and helps them track which companies actually follow through.
The 5,183 people who just lost their jobs are about to enter a hiring process that will test their patience and their dignity. Many will apply to hundreds of positions. Most will never hear back.
We can do better than this.
If you have been laid off, know that you are not alone and your worth is not determined by a corporate restructuring decision.
What is the worst ghosting you have experienced during a job search?
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