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Entries from July 21st, 2009

What Could Possibly Close Next?

July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Losing a job, New members, War stories

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 in the [...]

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New Job Award Winners

July 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coping, Finding a job, Motivation, War stories

“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 my ‘hood. [...]

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The 7 Causes of Happiness

July 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Coping, Motivation, Solutions

“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 [...]

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Was Lehman too small to save?

July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Company profiles, Humor, War stories

“Life’s not fair, is it.” James Earl Jones in The Lion [...]

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