Plant shutdown

I just found out yesterday that my company is shutting down for two weeks after our Christmas party on Dec. 18. Luckily, since I'm the warehouse supervisor, I'll be needed for inventory and will only lose one to days of work, but it still concerns me. We've only been working four days a week (32 hours) for months now, and now this. I don't think the company is hurting too bad, at least not to the point of closing its doors for good, but I am worried about my fellow employees. When things like this happen, people begin questioning the employer. They think (a) the employer is hurting and close losing its ass, so I better find another job, or (b) the employer doesn't give a shit about me, I better find another job.

We're already running on a skeleton crew. We've had people leave, and since sales are down, they haven't tried replacing anyone. Four more are planning on leaving within the next month or two, and there's no plans to replace them, either, at least not until business picks up. I'm afraid if we lose too many people they'll shut our location down and just move everything to their corporate location. It's scary times. Jobs that I'm qualified for were scarce two years ago before the economy completely went to hell. And people like me don't get severance packages, so if I lose my job I'm screwed until I find something else.

Hopefully everything will start turning around next year. I don't know, though. Car dealers are one of our biggest customers, and with the big 3 looking like they  might go under I'm afraid it's going to get worse before it gets better.