Top 10 things nervous employees don't want to hear

• "Don't worry your job is secure!" or "Your job is safe."

• "By the way, is your laptop in your office?"

• "We're giving you a one-time opportunity to expand your resume."

• "Wouldn't it be great to spend more time with your family?"

• "Where do you see your career going with us in the next year?"

• "We're not laying you off, we're just not rehiring you."

• "Are you going to be here this Friday? Say...around 3 p.m.?"

• "So how's your wife's job going?"

• "We are re-sizing our global footprint."

• "Could you close the door, please?"