A similar thing happened to me lst yr. We knew several offices would be closed and "merged" with others but as ours was a well performing location we were suprised to hear of our closing. I along with most of the other office employees chose not to relocate. I however had 15 months before the office closed and and still on severance pay for a few more months (with benefits). I was glad as it gives me the opportunity to pursue what I love doing but also a shock as I had given the company 20 years!! Is there job training he can look into???