“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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Coping'
The 7 Causes of Happiness
July 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Coping, Motivation, Solutions
Gossip Zappers
April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Coping, Humor, Losing a job
“The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about.” Oscar Wilde
In case you weren’t sure, the neighbors are buzzing about you. Your company is gone and they know it. While you’d like to pretend nothing happened to you, face it. Your job is gone. The neighbors want to know what happened [...]
Tags:Coping·dignity·Losing a job
Too Many Members
April 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Coping, Losing a job, New members
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” C.S. Lewis
I was shocked and saddened by the number of companies I added to the Memorial Garden (below) during routine blog maintenance today. What has happened to all these former employees? What about their families? Their sanity? Mortgage payments? Health insurance? The extent of [...]
Tags:dead company·failure·finding a job·Losing a job·New members
Brilliant and Broke
March 18th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Coping, Motivation
“You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” – Walt Disney
When I lived in Boulder, Colorado in the ’80s everyone else wanted to live there too. PhDs were washing dishes to make it possible. Flash forward. Today’s corporate failures [...]
