Date: March 19th, 2009 3:56 PM
Author: .. ... .. . ... .

From least drastic to most drastic.

Cutting perks

Reduced 2L summer program (size & extravagance)

Shorter 2L summer program

No-offering 2Ls

Rescinding 3L offers

Delayed start date

Deferred start date

Cutting bonuses

Temp salary freeze

Indefinite salary freeze

Stealth layoffs

Laying off staff

Laying off associates

Laying off first years

Laying off non-share partners

Dissolving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189173)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:02 PM
Author: clerkity_clerk

If by "least to most drastic" you mean the order in which they are typically done, TITCR:

Cutting perks

Reduced 2L summer program (size & extravagance)

Shorter 2L summer program

No-offering 2Ls

Laying off staff

Cutting bonuses

Stealth layoffs

Delayed start date

Deferred start date

Temp salary freeze

Indefinite salary freeze

Laying off associates

Rescinding 3L offers

Laying off first years

Laying off non-share partners

Dissolving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189227)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:09 PM
Author: ..,,,...,,,.,,,....,.,.,,,.,.,..,,.,......,,,

From least to most desperate.

Cutting perks

Reduced 2L summer program (size & extravagance)

Shorter 2L summer program

Layoff Staff

Cutting bonuses

Delayed start date

Deferred start date

Temp salary freeze

Indefinite salary freeze

Stealth layoffs

No offer a few summers

Laying off associates

No offering substantial number of summers

Laying off first years

Rescinding 3L offers

Dissolving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189282)

Date: March 19th, 2009 3:57 PM
Author: United Against a Nuclear Latham (but when the breezes blow, i generally go below...)

i rank these steps a 10.0

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189191)

Date: March 19th, 2009 3:58 PM
Author: Swanus

1. Cutting perks

2. Cutting jerks

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189197)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:04 PM
Author: Morrigan's Demon Baby (blathering on and on about all kinds of boring crap)

Cutting perks, Reduced 2L summer program, Shorter 2L summer program (only 2Ls pay attention to summer program details), Cutting bonuses

No-offering 2Ls, Delayed start date

Deferred start date, Laying off staff, Stealth layoffs

Indefinite salary freeze, Temp salary freeze (I dont't think anyone distinguishes between these two)

Laying off associates, Laying off first years (yeah, it's mean, but that's the least useful and generally the most overpopulated class year, and every firm that's doing public layoffs has done so to my knowledge)

Rescinding 3L offers (I think this is particularly bad because it means you have little hope things will improve in 6 months)

Laying off non-share partners

Dissolving

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189240)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:05 PM
Author: .......,,.....;...........,,,,

Cutting perks

Reduced 2L summer program (size & extravagance)

Shorter 2L summer program

Rescinding 3L offers

Delayed start date

Deferred start date

Cutting bonuses

Laying off associates

Temp salary freeze

No-offering 2Ls

Stealth layoffs

Dissolving

Laying off staff

Laying off first years

Laying off non-share partners

Indefinite salary freeze

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189253)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:06 PM
Author: Morrigan's Demon Baby (blathering on and on about all kinds of boring crap)

I don't understand the placement of dissolving.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189260)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:08 PM
Author: Dr. Science

Its not nearly as bad as laying of secretaries who read romance novels at their desk and sell crafts on ebay for 7.5 hours a day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189272)

Date: March 19th, 2009 4:08 PM
Author: .......,,.....;...........,,,,

I just wanted to be different.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=955463&forum_id=2#11189273)