Crocs Inc. lays off 38 in Niwot, Colo. Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP lays off seven attorneys in Cleveland Principal Financial Group cuts 75 jobs in Des Moines City of Auburn, Wash. cuts 24 employees Hamilton Sundstrand lays off an unspecified number of employees Allen & Overy lays off 450 Flickr engineers laid off
Entries from April 2009
April 30, 2009
WSJ Editor Proclaims Their Godliness Over Every Other Newspaper On Earth
The Wall Street Journal‘s Managing Editor Robert Thomson recently sent out this email to his staffers (note the excellent grammar, especially for someone that works at a newspaper): Then to prove his point even more he obviously commissioned someone in his office, presumably his assistant, to conjure up this Excel chart:
April 30, 2009
“Tangomonium” = Free Fro Yo on Saturday 12-4pm
Click here for more information on Red Mango’s newest flavor concoction. Personally I only put Capn’ Crunch on everything, but that’s just me…
April 30, 2009
Is It the Beginning of the End?
The number of INITIAL unemployment claims fell unexpectedly last week. Does that mean it’s going to be over soon? That we’ll all have jobs soon? Will the economy be okay? Hardly. The number of people collecting benefits still rose to a new high of 6.27 million. But maybe, just maybe new claims have reached their [...]
April 29, 2009
Today in Layoff Land
The Baltimore Sun cuts 61 DCI Inc. lays off 25 Cessna lays off 200 more Wichita Clutch lays off 23 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company lays off employees The Acushnet Co. lays off 169 Lloyds Banking Group to cut 300 ZymoGenetics cuts 161 jobs
April 29, 2009
I Don’t Think I Need to Let More People Know I’m Still Unemployed
Click here for the accompanying article.
April 29, 2009
Awesome Picture of the Day
Bank of American’t just had their annual meeting of bigwigs today and they are letting Ken Lewis stay on the Board but some want to fire him as Chairman. So his fate is still up in the air… Click here for the whole report. UPDATE! Bank of America chief executive officer Ken Lewis was ousted [...]
April 29, 2009
Freaking BLAGO Gets Another Job Offer!
This guy is unbelievable! Since a judge ruled he can’t leave the U.S. to do that oh-so promising Costa Rican Z-list reality show, a Nevada brothel just offered him an “apprenticeship!” After hearing about the federal judge ruling against Rod Blagojevich’s participation in a celebrity reality TV show, Dennis Hof, owner of the world famous [...]
April 29, 2009
Terrible Job Posting of the Week
Gawker found this one somewhere in cyberspace…it definitely takes the cake! Freelance Features Editor Position (unpaid) Job/Internship type: Full-time Company/Publication Name: Monroe Magazine Location: New York, NY Description: Monroe Magazine, a new fashion, music and entertainment based magazine, is seeking a Features editor with at least 2-3 years of writing experience. This person must be [...]
