Category: Job Loss Blogs and Articles
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The Faceless Interview
This article isn’t directed at people looking for work. This one is directed at employers and you’d better listen up. You’re doing it WRONG. I had an interview the other day that had been scheduled for more than a week. It was a twenty minute phone interview. When I contacted the person at the designated…
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It Isn’t You, It’s Us
The phrase, “it isn’t you, it’s me” is something you’ve heard in relationships, group settings and friendship. With an employer it changes to “it’s us”. But what if that was something they were just saying? There are things I pay for that I value, even when money is tight. I like my Apple subscriptions to…
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Why We Leave
I was at an employer for eleven years. That’s eleven Christmases, Thanksgivings, New Years, Independence Days and Labor Days to cover the big ones. I missed most of them because I was working. At five years with the company I was supposed to get a pin. A small brass or copper pin that probably cost…
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And That’s the Bottom Line…
I’m a big wrestling fan. Stone Cold Steve Austin was one of my favorites. Part of his catch phrase was meant to drive home that he had the final word over his opponent. “The bottom line” didn’t mean what it actually means but it’s probably something we’ve adopted to have the final word too. I…
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The Layoff
I’ve been laid off three times in my life and twice in the last two years. I was doing great at work. I was involved in projects, processes and partnerships and while every day wasn’t great, I was building something for my company. Then one day I’m chugging along as usual and I see it…
The Work 