Borders employees penned the “Ode to a dead bookstore” and left it in front of one of their stores as they closed forever this weekend. Ah, the frustration of working in retail. The customer is always right, but the newly unemployed workers get the last word. Some times you need to get angry when your [...]
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Do You Work For a Dying Industry?
June 14th, 2011 · No Comments · New members, Solutions
Top 10 Dying Industries Recently The Wall Street Journal reported on the “Top 10 Dying Industries” in the United States. Except for the tux rental business, most of the targeted industries were obvious, where technology has made the old industry obsolete. Photofinishing, record stores, and newspaper publishers are a few (complete list below). What is [...]
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The Recession is Over, Right?
April 4th, 2011 · No Comments · Company profiles, New members
Incredible, isn’t it? I went to update
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Surprise! Companies Are Still Closing!
May 12th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Losing a job, New members
“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 do not shut this [...]
