“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes it’s built on catastrophe.” -Sumner Redstone, majority owner of CBS, Viacom, MTV Network, Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks studios I was taught that there are winners and losers. You didn’t hear any of that sissy “Everybody’s a winner, Sweetie!” nonsense in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'War stories'
New Job Award Winners
July 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Coping, Finding a job, Motivation, War stories
Tags:award·Coping·finding a job·new job
Was Lehman too small to save?
July 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Company profiles, Humor, War stories
“Life’s not fair, is it.” James Earl Jones in The Lion King 2008 was a bad year for Lehman Brothers. It was also the last year for them. Their bankruptcy has been blamed for causing the entire recession and/or depression (your choice), making them the first domino of the worldwide financial crisis. Who Pushed The [...]
Circuit City’s Mushroom Cloud
June 9th, 2009 · 5 Comments · Coping, Series, War stories
“I didn’t say it was your fault. I said I was going to blame it on you.” — Anonymous Former Circuit City employees took a direct hit when the company closed. But the fallout is still spreading far beyond the walls of Circuit City’s echoing stores. If you think you aren’t affected, think again. Here [...]
Tags:dead company·Losing a job
Hell or Heller Ehrman?
May 21st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Losing a job, Series, War stories
“Life’s a fragile thing Harry… One minute you’re chewin on a burger, the next minute you’re dead meat.” [...]
So You Think You Have It Bad? The Circuit City Story
May 4th, 2009 · 7 Comments · Losing a job, War stories
“Sometimes I lie awake at night and ask ‘Where have I gone wrong?’ Then a voice says to me, ‘This is going to take more than one night.’” – Charles M. Schulz Prime Parking Available I was just in time today to see absolutely nothing happen at Circuit City’s headquarters. The parking lot didn’t look [...]
