“The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” — Thomas Jefferson
You’ve seen the TV show. Throw a piece of meat overboard and the sharks attack. They don’t care what they’re eating: they just tear it to bits, thrashing violently until it’s gone. [...]
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One day after my company died someone said to me, “You’re gonna realize that you were the one who screwed up.” WTF? I had been recently promoted to the top level of the firm and kicked in over $150,000 as the price of admission. Six months later I was left with 1/3 of my pay, [...]
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Tags:golden handcuffs·lessons learned·money·severance
OK, I admit it. When my employer died I wasn’t pleased to become a member of this club. I was stunned, hurt and really, really pissed off. The collapse was a tragedy for many and unthinkable on a personal level. I got handed the same empty box as the guy down the hall, the one [...]
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