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Wouldn't many of the employees who were layed off have been the ones hired back on as part of the 17000 hirees?

If the employee took the buyout, many of those workers were restricted from returning.

 

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They could probably just re-apply and start from scratch all over again, and ofcourse in the 2nd tier.

Kind of hard to get a 45-50 year old worker with 20 years of experience, to come back at a pay level they last saw in 1994.
I suppose some might, but it would be a small number.