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The Brightest and Best (Males) Are the Ones Being Laid Off

Vicky Ward | Posted 03.12.2009 | Style

Read More: Layoffs, JPMorgan Chase, Job Cuts, Economic Crisis, New York City Unemployment, Unemployment, New York City, Style News

I've never been prouder of the friends who've stoically accepted the axe but have kept their ideas flowing and their sense of humor -- even as they hunt for work.

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Choosing Optimism When Pessimism Would Be Easier

Jason Mannino | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Ben Sherwood, Optimism, Gratitdue, Pessimism, Victor Frankl, Obama, Death, The Balanced Life, Featured Contributor, Living News

With the election of Barack Obama to the presidency, there has been a lot of talk about "change" and optimism. Some even think we have been hearing ab...

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Unemployment is Hard Work

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Career Advice, Jobs, Unemployment, Layoffs, Blogging the Meltdown, Job Losses, Economy, Economic Crisis, Business News

Are you unemployed and working harder than ever?

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We're All Wal-Mart Shoppers Now

Ron Galloway | Posted 03.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Walmart, Walmart Unions, Cardcheck, Bruce Springsteen, Seiu, Boeing, Sears, Economy, The New York Times, Microsoft, Economic Crisis, Kodak, Business, Recession, Layoffs, Job Cuts, Starbucks, Recession Fears, New York Times, Business News

WalMart has 1.4 million employees at its 4000 U.S. locations. These employees have one thing in common: a job. Maybe not the most rewarding job in the world, but a job nonetheless.

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8 Healthy Ways To Spend Time Post Lay Off

Health.com | Kate Stinchfield | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Job Losses, Job Loss, How to Deal With a Layoff, Healthy Lifestyle, Economic Crisis, Jobs, How to Deal With Problems at Work, Layoffs, Job Cuts, Health, How to Deal With Problems, How to Deal With Stress, Living News

If you've recently been handed a pink slip, you likely have a lot of free time on your hands. Once you've got your severance package and health insura...

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Layoffs Finally Hit Wind And Solar

Green Inc. | Kate Galbraith | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Layoffs, Wind Power, Green Collar Jobs, Economic Stimulus Package, Economy, Financial Crisis, Green Economy, Solar Power, Green News

Wind and solar power have been growing at a blistering pace in recent years, and that growth seemed likely to accelerate under the green-minded Obama ...

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500K Jobs Lost In January

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Liz Claiborne, PNC Financial, Macy's Layoffs, Jobs, Unemployment, Economy, Business News

WASHINGTON — Layoffs are spiking as the recession rips through the country, with retailers, banks, factories and others cutting costs ever deepe...

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Wall Streeters' New Status As Social Outcasts

New York Times | David Segal | Posted 03.06.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, JP Morgan Chase, Social Outcast, Pariah, Unemployment, Wall Street, Lehman Brothers, Jobs, Dick Fuld, Investment Banking, Business News

Monday was the last day of Iris Chau's 11-year career at JPMorgan Chase and she says there's a lot she'll miss about the job, including her colleagues...

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Unemployment Takes the Bronze

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 03.05.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Jobs, Depression, Job Loss, Unemployment, Job Search, Great Depression, Employment, Business News

After death and divorce, the most likely source of grief for most people is caused by unemployment. You can survive if you follow the old military adage: "Embrace the suck."

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It's Showtime!

Judith Ellis | Posted 03.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Rock and Roll, Layoffs, R&b, Performance, Tina Turner, Interviews, Ike Turner, Economy, Living News

I understand the correlation between an audition and an interview intimately. I always look at both as a performance.

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Layoffs, Job Losses, Washington Post, Bill Kristol, Bernie Madoff, Barack Obama, Madoff House Arrest, Economic Crisis, Politics News

This week -- a week that saw unemployment claims hit a 42-year high, January layoffs hit 125,000, and President Obama call the economy "a continuing disaster" -- delivered a hard-to-top nominee for our Marie Antoinette Award: disgraced scam artist Bernie Madoff, who still so doesn't get it that he had the gall to bellyache about being cooped up in his $7 million Park Avenue apartment under "penthouse arrest" -- even as his victims face financial ruin. On the What Were They Thinking? front (Journalism Division), came word that Bill Kristol, hot on the heels of being dropped by the Times, was being picked up by the Washington Post, which is apparently eager to publish more unerring insights like Kristol's July 2007 gem: "George W. Bush's presidency will probably be a successful one."

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Martha Stewart Living Editor Bounced As Ad Revenue Falls

New York Post | KEITH J. KELLY | Posted 03.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Martha Stewart Living, Layoffs, Jobs, Martha Stewart, Media News

The top editor of Martha Stewart's flagship magazine has been bounced as part of a restructuring designed to cope with rapidly declining advertising r...

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Layoffs Usher In Heyday For Employee Lawsuits

New York Times | Jonathan Glater | Posted 03.03.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Job Cuts, Unemployment, Employees, Employee Lawsuits, Business News

First layoffs, then lawsuits. More workers are being let go as corporate layoffs that began in earnest last year have accelerated in recent weeks. An...

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Our Other National Shamelessness: Needless Job Layoffs

Lee Stranahan | Posted 03.01.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Unemployment, Ayn Rand, Job Layoffs, Alan Greenspan, The Lord of the Rings, Business, Recession, Business News

The mass layoffs aren't something we can afford to simply sigh about and treat as inevitable. There needs to be a national discussion on these job losses.

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A Real Life Extra: $100 to Look Employed

Lauren DiGiulio | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style

Read More: Layoffs, Financial Crisis, Blogging the Meltdown, Unemployment, Paid to Look Employed, Economy, Style News

I was hired by my friend's company after they laid off most of the staff to look like I worked there during an important meeting. Pretend to be an architect for an hour and get paid $100?! Yes, please! Pass the foam core!

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7 Ways To Cope With A Layoff

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Layoffs, Job Cuts, Economy, Economic Crisis, Job Layoffs, Jobs, Living News

While it's never about a single employee, it doesn't make it feel any less personal. A layoff is out of your control, but how you react to it is not.

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Canned or Not, Layoffs Affect Everyone

Fred Whelan and Gladys Stone | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Job Layoffs, Layoffs, Job Losses, Jobs, Job Cuts, Work, Business Strategies, Business News

The good news is that you just survived the most recent round of layoffs. The bad news is that your job just got bigger. How do you keep up with your workload when more is being piled on?

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5 Surefire Ways to Piss-Off Your Boss

Rick Smith | Posted 02.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Office Behavior, Offices, Pissing Off Your Boss, Business News

if your current frustration is dwarfed by your necessity to cling to your present paycheck, here are a few things you may wish to avoid.

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Pfizer Cutting Up To 2,400 Sales Jobs: Report

AP | Posted 02.16.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Pfizer Layoffs, Pfizer, Business News

NEW YORK — Drug giant Pfizer Inc. reportedly plans to lay off nearly a third of its 8,000 salespeople. Company spokespeople declined to comment...

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You Aren't in Kansas Anymore

Susan Wilson Solovic | Posted 02.15.2009 | Business

Read More: Small Business, Corporate Employee, Steady Job, Small-Business Entrepeneurs, Recession, Layoffs, Small Business Owners, Store, Running a Small Business, SBTV.Com, Corporate America, American Dream, Office, Shop, Corporate Layoffs, Entrepreneurship, Tips for Owning a Small Business, Business News

Upon entry to the land of small business, remember people here speak a different language. No one cares what you used to do for Big Name Company. It's up to you to prove your value.

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The Healthcare Crisis is the Employment Crisis

Deborah Burger | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

Read More: Universal Health Care, Heatlh Care, National Nurses Organizing Committee, California Nurses Assoication, Layoffs, Job Losses, Economic Crisis, Citigroup Bailout, Obama Economic Plan, Congressional Bailout, Financial Crisis, Medicare, Institute for Health and Socio-Economic Policy, Obama Health Care, Sustainability, Ihsp, Politics News

If America summons the courage, and the will, to resolve our health care crisis, we can provide our national economy with a genuine and long-term stimulus.

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Gannett Newspapers Sends Employees Home For Week Of Unpaid Leave

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 02.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Media Layoffs, Layoffs, USA Today, Media News, Gannett, Media News

Yowch. Even with the near daily dose of grim news regarding the imminent Death Of All Print media, Editor and Publisher's Greg Mitchell is correct to...

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Recession Leadership: Don't Kick the Cat

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 02.13.2009 | Business

Read More: Layoffs, Leadership, Economy, Tech Bust, Boston, Technology, Recession, Eliassen Group, Stress, How to Cope With Stress, Stress in Workplace, Management, Business News

I watched the President of a Fortune 100 company chew out a junior exec for a technical glitch. It was a 'kick the cat' moment: a powerful person taking their anxiety out on someone vulnerable.

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Things to Watch Out for This Year

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 02.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Security Analysts, Business Media, 2009 Economy, Firings, Layoffs, Depression, Recession, Business News

There are those, mostly from Wharton, for some reason, who believe that every problem in the business universe can be solved by firing people.

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Financial Times Layoffs: 80 Lose Jobs

Guardian | Stephen Brook and Mark Sweney | Posted 02.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Layoffs, Newspapers, Newspaper Layoffs, Financial Times Layoffs, Financial TImes, Ft, Media News

The Financial Times group is planning to make up to 80 staff redundant across its global operations, telling journalists today that 2009 will be a "cr...

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