“You are not alone.” – Michael Jackson In a Sigourney Weaver movie, “You are not alone” is a lot less comforting than it is here. There are lots of us, we who “used to work at…” Some of our [...]
Entries Tagged as 'dead company'
You Are Not Alone
August 11th, 2009 · No Comments · Company profiles, War stories
Tags:anti-trust·automotive bankruptcies·bankruptcy·communications bankruptcies·dead company·energy bankruptcies·lessons learned·Ponzi scheme failures·transportation bankruptcies
Fairy Tale Bosses
August 4th, 2009 · No Comments · Humor, Losing a job, War stories
“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 [...]
Tags:Bosses·dead company
What Could Possibly Close Next?
July 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Losing a job, New members, War stories
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 [...]
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.” [...]
