“Life’s a fragile thing Harry… One minute you’re chewin on a burger, the next minute you’re dead meat.” [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Losing a job'
What’s With the Law Firms?
May 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Losing a job, Series
“Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.” — Warren Buffett From heyday to… Would you like to take home $1.3 million? That’s the average profits-per-partner in the top 100 law firms as [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Tags:dead company·failure·finding a job·Losing a job·New members
