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Entries from February 2009
February 28, 2009
Bailed Out Bank Update
A few days ago we reported on those sketchy peeps from Northern Trust Bank, that recently held lavish parties in LA despite receiving taxpaper “bailout” money. AP reports that the shady company recently changed course and said that they would repay the $1.6 BILLION loan “as quickly as prudently possible.” President and CEO of Northern [...]
February 27, 2009
What to Do If You Get Laid Off
Time recently posted an article with helpful advice for what to do and how to behave once you get the heave-ho by your employer. Some choice excerpts: What if someone tells you that you’re being let go? What do you do and say at that awful moment? Keep your mouth shut. Keep your hand away [...]
February 27, 2009
Sears Posts Stronger Than Expected Earnings, Still Closing Shops
Since I don’t live in “regular Amerika” and can’t fit normal sized appliances into my apartment (my range is 20″ wide, I had to get that from the “fake Home Depot” in Manhattan) I don’t know what people buy at Sears except things by ADD-extraordinaire Ty Pennington, only because before I had cable I was [...]
February 27, 2009
Pink Slips Can Lead to…
…global jet setting! Okay, that’s mostly the out-of-work finance guys — and me — but my story is something else. I actually have $500 to my name and am in a third-world country in Asia. Don’t ask, I’ll be back in the United States soon enough.
February 27, 2009
5 F*cking Million?!
The total U.S. jobless claims last week reached 5 million – the highest ever. And you know that’s just from the people who qualify, so it’s a lot higher than that!
February 27, 2009
Today in Layoff Land
IDEAL Industries lays off 53 Body Shop to cut 275 employees American Airlines to cut jobs Toyota parts maker lays off 135 employees Metal Tech lays off 20 JPMorgan to cut another 2,800 WaMu jobs Trane lays off 45 more
February 27, 2009
Worcester Police Academy Lays Off Graduates
I always thought the point of police academy was so that the cadets graduate and then have a job after. Not in the case of the Worcester Police Academy in Mass.! After the most recent class graduated, they got handed pink slips!
February 27, 2009
LaidOffCamp
That’s right folks, LaidOffCamp is like summer camp, except for laid off people! The first will occur on March 3 in San Francisco, with upcoming camps in major cities all across the United States. It will give us a chance to commiserate, share ideas and vent all in one place! From their webpage: At LaidOffCamp, [...]
