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Conan’s firing highlights iniquitous U.S. hiring practices

January 22, 2010

And the question is: Who should really be fired? OK. So the man is getting $33-million dollars and sure, that’s something. Good for him. His future might be up in the air, just like the George Clooney (movie) laid-offs. But at least he has the means to plant his feet back on the ground. (See [...]

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You’re fired! And — is the ‘at will’ clause the cause of the bad boss syndrome?

December 24, 2009

A friend — I’ll call her Suzie (and more about people not wanting their names used around lay-offs in a future post) — fell victim to a recent round of layoffs in San Francisco. I say victim, but she felt less victimized after she left than when she worked there. Why? Simply put, she was [...]

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You’re Fired! How could it be? You tell me.

October 30, 2009

We were given the boot around noon. It came as a shock. Does this happen to you? At times in my life when something unexpected occurs that I haven’t confronted before, it’s like I watch as my mind begins a search. I become a spectator as it runs through scenarios and offer me options. In [...]

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You’re fired! — and another thing

September 23, 2009

Another thing about getting the boot is that you have to actually be laid off to understand what it is to be laid off. Before it happens, you can think about it and imagine what it would be like, same as you can think about getting gout, and imagine what it would be like. I [...]

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You’re fired! The search for the gift begins

July 6, 2009

Firing One: The South African nonprofit Every year, a week or two before my birthday — or perhaps on the very day  — my ex-boyfriend’s sister would head for the dollar store, dig around and find 10 items that looked like they might cost a-dollar-and-a-half because, well, I’m sure she still prides herself in being [...]

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You’re fired! — and the grapes of wrath

June 22, 2009

Five layoffs, firings, retrenchments, getting the boot or whatever. Hold a gun to my head and I’ll dredge up a few other dubious distinctions. But for now, I will fess up to the fact that I was the only first year student to flunk English Literature in Year One of my Bachelor of Arts degree [...]

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You’re Fired! Strike Three, Strike Four + Strike Five

June 21, 2009

What is the gift in this? The new publisher calls you in. Different publisher. You’ve been the editor in chief for a year. Different magazine. You know he’s not going to discuss your raise because you just got one. In fact, it’s to let you know that he’s hired a new editor to replace you. [...]

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You’re fired! Strike One + Strike Two

June 20, 2009

What is the gift in this? Just three months ago, the South African nonprofit director twisted your arm so hard, it nearly fell off. He wanted you to be his director of communications. After two hours of persuasion, you felt you’d be insane not to take the job. Now, he calls you and all your [...]

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