Laid off 101

Unanticipated Department Meltdown - Dream job turns into Nightmare

My job-separation saga started over a year ago when the head of my department at a nonprofit broke the news. She wanted a better life-work balance and had submitted her letter of resignation to the organization’s president. I couldn’t blame her. The organization had run her ragged. Her departure represented a huge blow to my [...]

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Alma gets laid off and goes kayaking

I was laid-off from work and all I got was stinking mug! At least I wasn’t fired due to incompetence or inconsistency or some other word that starts with an “I”. Recent economic slumpage forced the President (not Bush, the organizations President) to make some *cough*necessary *cough* budget cuts to what shall be forever known as [...]

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