Zippy’s lays off 47 on Maui
FedEx cuts 1,000 worldwide
KV Pharamceutical cuts 14 in Fla.
Santa Fe-based Thornburg Mortgage Inc. cuts 130
Law firm Alston & Bird lays off 14 associates and 38 staff
Mannkind officials lays off 70 employees
Frozen Food Express Industries Inc. cuts jobs
Walt Disney Co. cuts 1,400 jobs in Fla.
April 3, 2009
Today in Layoff Land
April 3, 2009
Unemployed Man Responsible for Binghamton Massacre
A man who was recently let go by IBM killed 13 people before turning the gun on himself at a citizenship center in Binghamton, N.Y. today. No motive is clear, but it may be related to the recession that is gripping the economy. Is the economic crisis leading to an increase in violence? We know [...]
April 3, 2009
“Unemployment Dreams”
Thanks to one of our readers for sending this in!
BTW, I wish I was only on day 67 of unemployment, sadly it’s been much loooooooonger for me.
April 3, 2009
Something For Those Greedy Finance Bums To Think About…
“I think if you’re only thinking about yourself, your life becomes diminished.”
- President Obama, at a French town hall meeting today.
April 3, 2009
I’m Sure You’re Glad You Spent All That $$ on Your Masters Degree
Creative über Admin (West Village)
Reply to: job-g7dhz-1103664777@craigslist.org
Date: 2009-04-02, 11:43AM EDT
Small-ish vc backed multimedia company looking for part-time office support.
Ideal candidate has excellent research and writing skills, is literate in all Microsoft Office programs as well as Photoshop and In Design.
Must be a natural multitasker.
A Masters degree is preferred.
Please contact Heidi at heidi@filmsupreme.com
Compensation: $14 [...]
April 3, 2009
New Jobless Numbers Don’t Look so Good
The United States unemployment rate shot up to 8.5 percent in March, the highest in 26 years.
“It’s an ugly report and April is going to be equally as bad,” predicted Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Economy.com.
Ugly indeed.
April 3, 2009
OMG I’m Gagging on My Breakfast
For some unknown reason The Huffington Post allowed Alex McCord, one of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” to write a column on their site.
First of all she is the MOST annoying one on the show, and is clearly “fake rich” because she lives in Brooklyn and her kid goes to, gasp, PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Second [...]
April 3, 2009
Ummmm No It’s Not
Politico reports that The New York Times Executive Editor Bill Keller spoke at an event yesterday in Stanford, Connecticut, and said, “Saving The New York Times now ranks with saving Darfur as a high-minded cause.”
Wait a second here.
Comparing a news conglomerate that A) recently built itself a brand new skyscraper and B) the average reporter [...]
