That's exactly why. Thing is, laying people off in January would be even worse, for pretty much the same reason. As much as getting laid off during the holiday

That's exactly why. Thing is, laying people off in January would be even worse, for pretty much the same reason. As much as getting laid off during the holidays is a gut punch, it's probably ultimately better to go on the job market right before the January hiring season than to get laid off right after it wraps up.