Entries from July 21st, 2009
YIKES. This was the prescient license plate of a former investment broker who can’t afford the car anymore. It’s my G-rated exclamation when I read about the growing stacks of worthless stock certificates, old employee IDs and the latest additions to the club. American pastimes closed indefinitely Closings have gone way beyond what you read [...]
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Tags:dead company·failure·government jobs·Losing a job
“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.” -Sumner Redstone, majority owner of CBS, Viacom, MTV Network, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks studios I was taught that there are winners and losers. You didn’t hear any of that sissy “Everybody’s a winner, Sweetie!” nonsense in [...]
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Tags:award·Coping·finding a job·new job
“When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?” Kathleen Norris If your company is gone and you’re unemployed, a noted doctor has figured out why you may be unhappy. Dr. Norman M. Bradburn conducted a psychology study at the University of Chicago [...]
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Tags:Coping·dignity·Losing a job·networking
“Life’s not fair, is it.” James Earl Jones in The Lion King 2008 was a bad year for Lehman Brothers. It was also the last year for them. Their bankruptcy has been blamed for causing the entire recession and/or depression (your choice), making them the first domino of the worldwide financial crisis. Who Pushed The [...]
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Tags:bankruptcy·failure·Lehman Brothers
