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Entries from November 2008
November 30, 2008
Health Can’t Not Health Care
I thought this Washington Post article would be most appropriate to share as I just made my first unemployment COBRA payment of $450 for the month of December. My favorite part of the story is as follows, “There is more than enough money in the system,” said former House speaker Newt Gingrich, who runs the [...]
November 30, 2008
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?
With all the layoffs and businesses closing down, people are struggling about how to keep their holiday traditions alive despite non-existent or lower incomes. No more exravagant gifts or fancy parties. Many people simply can’t afford them. The New York Times has an article on how people are altering their holiday plans due to the [...]
November 29, 2008
The Search for the $100,000 Job
You used to have a job. It paid you a lot of money. You lost your job. You’re on the hunt for a job that pays just as much as you used to make. You’re in trouble as there’s more competition for those jobs. TIME’s Jeremy Caplan goes into how you and your buddies are [...]
November 28, 2008
Incoming Pink Slip
For some unforeseen reason, aside from a lack of imagination by the dummies that run NBC, they aired a Rosie O’Donnell “variety show” Wednesday night. No, that was not a typo and yes it is 2008. “Rosie Live” was conceived to be a possible series, such as those 70s classics as “Donny & Marie” and [...]
November 28, 2008
Obama Promises to Create Jobs
Will that mean we’ll be able to find work next year? From the Wall Street Journal: President-elect Barack Obama, in unveiling his economic team this week, pledged to “hit the ground running” upon his Jan. 20 inauguration, adding that “the economic crisis we face demands that we invest immediately” to create jobs and cut middle-class [...]
November 26, 2008
Today in Layoff Land
Silicon Valley starts to feel the sting of the swinging ax. Google is laying off people, but not really. Budget cuts will cost 85 state jobs in Illinois. DHL cuts 130 more air park jobs in Willimington, Ohio. Even sheriffs are getting laid off in Lewis & Clark Co., Montana. Virginia flooring company lays off [...]
November 26, 2008
How to Survive When You Get the Ax
USA Today says you should do three things when you get the ax: -Apply for unemployment benefits -Make sure you have health insurance -Preserve your retirement savings Now, I don’t know about the rest of you, but for some unemployed people those things aren’t so easy. What if you don’t qualify for unemployment benefits? And [...]
November 26, 2008
Chi Chi Clothing Boutiques Fall Like Dominos
Exclusive fashion boutiques on both coasts continue shuttering their shops as the economy goes down the toilet. Yesterday, Women’s Wear Daily reported New York’s Linda Dresner, an independent retailer of high fashion, is closing down in December. Over on the West Coast, La.racked.com reports that boutiques on Melrose Avenue are closing down left and right. The [...]
November 26, 2008
Maxim/Blender Seeks Free Labor
As we previously noted, lad mags Maxim and Blender’s parent company, Alpha Media Group has been unable to pay it’s debts, and may be turned over to creditors. What better time for this company to look for some free labor? On Mediabistro.com’s joblisting site today, there was an ad looking for an unpaid intern at [...]
