It happens. I'd never experienced it before signing on with the company I work for now. But I've survived several rounds of layoffs over the years and employees

It happens. I'd never experienced it before signing on with the company I work for now. But I've survived several rounds of layoffs over the years and employees who asked would often be shown some help in the form of at least seeing if there was another place in the company for them. I'm not sure about normal, though.