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Watching daily reports of the auto industry crisis brings up some questions for me about our economic troubles. That's because I'm a white-collar worker, or as the pundits have described, someone who gets showered before going to work rather than after. And now that I'm an unemployed white-collar worker, I have to admit that I’m seeing unfolding events through a more self-serving lens now. I certainly don't want the domestic auto industry to collapse and believe a solution has to be found. Still, it's hard not to look at your own situation and wonder how things are going to be addressed. Read More »
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<p>This morning I learned of another casualty in the firing wars.</p> <p>In Vancouver yesterday, a 62-year-old man who had recently been let go returned to his place of work and opened fire at the company Christmas party. He shot and killed his former boss before surrendering to... Read More »
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<p>There’s a saying I always thought had a lot of truth to it: “If you want something done, ask a busy person.”</p><br> <p>I used to be that person. The person who knew how to juggle 18 balls at once, slip in a few bowling pins to the juggling arsenal or even add some fire sticks, and still deliver.<span> Of course, there's a question if that's healthy or unhealthy, but I digress. S</span>uddenly now I’m very unbusy.<span> </span>And I can see how being unbusy leads to being even less busy. And getting little done.<span> </span></p><br> <p>When you’re already not doing something, it’s hard to get motivated. Read More »
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<p>The company I worked for of about 120 people had a small HR department. One person exactly. And judging from a phone call I received from her yesterday, hers is not an easy job, and not an easy job to get right.</p> <p>She called to check up on me and see how I was doing. Given the firing was unexpected with no lead-up, she knew I received the news with a good dose of shock and confusion.</p> <p>So I was somewhat pleased when I picked up the voice mail from her yesterday. Read More »
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<p>About the only reasons I’ve had to the leave the house since losing my job 5 days ago are walking my dog and running to the grocery store.<span> </span>And neither requires a dress code.</p><br><p>Now, there are actually a lot of advantages to dressing down.<span> </span>It takes no time at all. You don’t end up with 6 different tops or pairs of pants strewn around the bedroom that just weren’t working after changing 3 times. You cut down on laundry. The bathroom stays tidy. There’s no such thing as a bad hair day.<span> </span>Almost. Read More »
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If your job search has you down, feel free to vent here. I know there are times my job search has me down right depressed. I have been searching for a little over five months now. Having been successful at everything I had experienced previously (high school, college, all my previous jobs), this makes me feel like a complete failure. Read More »
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<span style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><p>I love listening to music in the car. It’s a completely private space that doesn’t include work, family or responsibility. Add a favorite CD and I’m infused with a kind of peace and energy that I derive only from... Read More »
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<span style="font-family:Times;font-size:16px;"><p>Getting fired has the certified seal of trauma.</p><p>On the Holmes and Rahe stress scale it ranks as less stressful than death, divorce and imprisonment.</p><p>But it ranks as more stressful than mortgage... Read More »
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We all know pretenders. We may work with some. We may actually work for one. Hopefully you’re not sleeping with or married to one. <br><p>My last boss was a pretender.</p><br><p>On the morning that I was fired, I was clueless, about getting fired at least. Read More »
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Just last week, a 48-year-old man who worked in the imaging department of a hospital outside Anchorage, Alaska walked into the hospital a day after being fired and shot his direct supervisor and another senior employee. One was killed, the other is still in critical condition. The man himself was... Read More »
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