We came across this article published by USA Today back in 2005—when the economy was still going strong, and jobs were a-plenty. It’s an interesting piece, and reading it is kind of like being visited by your snotty nosed teenaged self. You get appalled at your childish know-it-all attitude, and wish you’d just shut up [...]
January 23, 2009
From Unemployed to Millionaire
We were browsing through the Hollywood Reporter today, and we came across a heartwarming story. It’s not a new one—this story has been told ad nauseum for the last five years. But, it doesn’t hurt to relive the memories. Marc Cherry, the creator and writer and producer of the ABC hit Desperate Housewives was jobless [...]
January 23, 2009
Morgan Spurlock Is Not Happy
Despite growing concern over the obesity epidemic in this country o’ fatties, sales have surged at nutritionist’s public enemy #1- McDonalds. According to Time, sales at the fast food behemouth have risen for 55 consecutive months, in large part due to the decreasing amount of green in our pocketbooks. Get this, there were only two companies in the Dow [...]
January 23, 2009
Two Mall Retailers See Layoff Action
Both Abercrombie and Williams-Sonoma let go of some staffers recently. Less shopping for us means a lower demand for employees for them. That means pink slips!
January 23, 2009
Pink Slip Specials for Laid-Off Microsofties
A free office for 30 days! Linux servers! Looks like being laid off from Microsoft wasn’t such a bad thing. StartPad.org is trying to lure laid-off Micrsoft talent to their new start-up.
January 23, 2009
Taking Tacky To A New Level
We know they are partial to peroxide and enhanced body parts, but it looks like the higher ups at Playboy couldn’t even muster the courage to tell their employees what was going on with the fate of the company. Even though rumors were running rampant about job cuts at the New York office, employees were “kept [...]
January 23, 2009
Today in Layoff Land
ACLU lays off a tenth of its workforce Honda supplier in Indiana lays off 100 New Customer Service Cos. Inc. lays off 57 in Virginia McCann Erickson, N.Y. laid off about 30 people Universal Orlando laid off 70 Eddie Bauer call center lays of 32 in Canada Oxford University Press cuts 60 300 lose jobs [...]
January 23, 2009
Noooooo!
The publishing industry just took a knife to my heart. Hearst Magazines will be closing Teen magazine AND www.teenmag.com! Stock up on the Winter 2008 issue, it will be the last one printed, ever!
January 23, 2009
Economy Making You Insane? You’re Not Alone.
Recently, Rick Weinberg, a clinical psychologist in Florida, noticed that 80 percent of his patients discussed mental pain caused by this depression/recession . CNN.com discusses this new trend and advises the pink slipped how to go about seeking a therapist. Personally, this economy has caused me a whole shitload of psychological torment, from thoughts of [...]
January 23, 2009
Harley-Davidson Hops on the Bandwagon
1,100 jobs will be cut over the next two years.
