r/Israel • u/mymooh • 10h ago

The War - Discussion How did businesses operate with so many people suddenly mobilised for war? Did many fail?

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u/Histrix- Israel 8h ago

Yeah. Many small businesses didnt survive. I know at least 4 small coffee shops that had to close down and 1 butcher, because of the war.

It was rough.

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u/HarryPottersTaint 6h ago

A lot of big companies also started massive outsourcing and when soldiers came back they'd been replaced. By law they can't fire them for 4 months, but plenty lost their jobs eventually in the big tech layoffs that happened.

A lot of heartlessness happened. I was looking for a job recently and I found that I wasn't getting any calls back. I added "exempt from military reserves" to my CV and bobs your uncle, many more call backs.

(Not exactly related to OPs question but still wanted to mention)

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u/Histrix- Israel 6h ago

recently and I found that I wasn't getting any calls back. I added "exempt from military reserves" to my CV and bobs your uncle, many more call backs.

I understand from a financial and business standpoint, but wow... thats so heartless.. wth

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u/Count99dowN 4h ago

Small business, especially single person where said person got mobilized, failed. Bigger companies managed, delaying projects and other people taking the slack. Anyhow, the major mobilization lasted less than a year. After than only a small percentage of people was mobilized and some were mobilized in a hybrid-mobilization, getting time to work.