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In today's tough economy, the chances of finding a high paying job after having been laid off seem slim.  So, it's best to find ways to keep your current job and ensure you still have a paycheck for the next few weeks.  You should be happy to know that most employers do want to keep the staff they already have.  After all, they're already trained and they want to work hard to keep their jobs.  To make yourself an employee no one wants to lose, here are a few things you can do.

Show Up and Do Your Job

You need to put your head down and ignore any gossip you might be hearing around your office right now.  This is a time for you to keep doing the fine work you've been doing, and hopefully the upper management will see just how dedicated a worker you are.  Come in on time, each and every day, put in the hours you need to get your work done – and do your work as best you can.  This is not a time to begin to slack off or to think that you can do less and still have a job tomorrow.  Pretend like this is the first week of your job where you are trying to impress everyone you see – and you will.

Go Above and Beyond

This might be a great time to stay after and to do more than what your job requires.  You will show the management team that you are willing to work harder and to put in the hours necessary to complete the extra work available.  You want to come in early and stay late, if you can – as well as volunteer for additional job duties.  This will keep you busy and it will show the management how willing and how productive you can be.  Of course, you will need to keep this schedule up as the economy picks up again, because you don't want the management thinking you were just trying to avoid getting laid off…even if you were.

Volunteer for a Pay Cut

This sounds risky, but it can pay off in the long run.  A lower paying job is always better than no job at all.  Talk to your manager about taking a temporary pay cut until the finances at your company improve. This shows you are a team player and truly dedicated to your job and your position at the company.  This doesn't have to be a large cut, just something that will help the company rein in their finances without cutting you from the payroll.It will also help if you continue to show off the work you are doing for the company in a subtle way. When you complete a project, make sure to email the appropriate people and to CC in any people that might also need to know who may be in the human resources department.  Of course, you don't want to CC the whole company, but letting upper management know of any significant milestones you have achieved is no bad thing either.