Entries from August 20th, 2009
“‘Tis dogs’ delight to bark and bite,” thus does the adage run. But I delight to bite the dog when placed inside a bun.” [...]
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Tags:careers·finding a job·networking·new job
“You are not alone.” – Michael Jackson In a Sigourney Weaver movie, “You are not alone” is a lot less comforting than it is here. There are lots of us, we who “used to work at…” Some of our [...]
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Tags:anti-trust·automotive bankruptcies·bankruptcy·communications bankruptcies·dead company·energy bankruptcies·lessons learned·Ponzi scheme failures·transportation bankruptcies
“Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell?” – Snow White Have you ever worked for a moron? Thief? Leech? Welcome to the club. If your company is dead there was a stinker somewhere, maybe even a full-blown level 5 toxic environment. Here’s the Seven Dwarfs Standard, developed when I [...]
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Tags:Bosses·dead company