“History is merely a list of surprises.” –Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
This March, The Wall Street Journal Blog, “Laid Off and Looking” ended. They had followed out-of-work professionals and their struggles to move on. Their readers, a fraternity of survivors, were bummed. “Do not shut this sucker down” was one response. “Pls [...]
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Yes, there is a silver lining to losing your job. Hate me for saying this, but it’s still true. Here’s how to find it.
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“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 had [...]
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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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“Life’s a fragile thing Harry… One minute you’re chewin on a burger, the next minute you’re dead meat.” [...]
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