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job loss

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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I’m outta here! When resigning is harder than getting the boot – Part 1

January 8, 2010

Choosing to leave your job can be tough when it’s who you are and not simply what you do. I met Seattle–based journalist Harriet Baskas in New Zealand. The pair of us, along with four other journos, were invited guests on a media trip covering an Air New Zealand promo (see Sex, Social Media and [...]

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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! — Hello and Goodbye (Part 1)

September 28, 2009

I arrived on Day One, in Item One of my totally new executive wardrobe. Anyone want to buy a very groovy flowing jacket, perfect for summer days in the subtropics? I have two that I purchased specially for that job (from my friend, Jill, an importer — into South Africa — of glam things from [...]

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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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