For workers losing their jobs, the most natural and unhealthy thought accompanying job loss is self-blame, said Wayne State University industrial psychologist Cary Lichtman, who has gone through a layoff himself. \"It is not a rational thought,\" he added. \"Even though there are 29,999 (other) people who are also losing their jobs, they always think it\'s something they did." Lichtman said younger workers would be able to bounce back more easily. \"The younger you are when this happens, the better off you are,\" he said. \"Younger people are better able to absorb this. There is less of a feeling of entitlement. They can\'t say, \'I have given 30 years of my life to this company.\'"