Category Archives: job loss
Time CEO Fired?
By far, the most interesting job-related story I’ve read over the last couple weeks is the firing of former Time CEO Jack Griffin. Personally, this one has me checking for dandruff. He was let go mid February because, as Time Warner Chief Executive Jeff Bewkes said, Griffin’s leadership style “did not mesh with Time Inc. and [...]
DOING WHAT’S RIGHT…CONSTRUCTION!
“Aaron, why should I, as Joe Nobody from the other side of the planet, be interested in reading your book?” “Cuz!” “Uh huh. If you want more than friends and family to read this work, then this here house of words needs a little construction?” Turns out, calling an old friend (and accomplished editor) recently [...]
Job L0$$ eBOOK….COMING OCTOBER 8!
It’s a bummer being laid off suddenly. What do we do about insurance? How do I get a new job, one that I like, quickest? Why do I still feel like I’m wearing a Hester Pryne-like “U” badge of shame marking my unemployment? It happened to me, so I wrote about it. Writers and publishers [...]
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS WILL ECONOMY THE STIMULATE!
THIS JUST IN…. Really smart analysts believe recipients of last week’s unemployment benefits extension are sure to go out and buy things. That’s right, you correctly it read: unemployed people desperate to pay for water, rent, and Ramen noodles are expected to economy the stimulate. See EXAMPLE STORY. “Ya know,” said one fictitious job seeker, [...]
DON'T TRY REMEMBERING!
Forgotten to-dos and the like continue to be something I hear. I’m guilty of forgetting tasks or appointments. Who isn’t? There are a lot of projects these days and fewer people to manage those projects. Pssst…..[we all forget things along the way.] TO ALL YOU…. …thumb-typing, smart-phoning, knee-driving, coffee-slamming 3 am manager types: don’t TRY [...]
