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Wendy @jerzgirl (9384) • United States 18 Sep 23

Two Fridays ago, my daughter was laid off, after only being back to work for two weeks. They offered her a month's severance, so we thought we'd be good to go once unemployment kicked in. Midway through the next week, the old job...

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Not keeping all eggs in One Basket

Mohammed Karjatwala @karjatwala (1120) • Pune, India 29 Apr 16

In these days of lay offs and a bad economy the wise thing to do is not work for one person. As a freelancer one can have as many clients as you want and even if a couple of them lay you off, you are not jobless. You can add more...

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Would You Boycott?

seren3 @seren3 (387) • Los Angeles, California 16 Sep 15

Hewlett Packard has announced it will lay off 30,000 people soon. That will save them 3 Billion a year. I wonder how many jobs are going off shore. For now I will not buy any HP products. It doesn't matter how much I may have...

hewlett packard

boycott

lay off

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You lost your job. How soon will you start looking for a new one?

Katie Vasquez @katcarneo (1433) • Philippines 16 Nov 11

This is a problem I've been having with Tan lately. He lost his job on the first of this month. While I understand that it is a frustrating situation, I am even more frustrated than him, since he busies himself with things other...

lay off

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I guess these union workers need to file a grievance with their union reps...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 15 Aug 11

So, since they are a business, and have to make money to stay in business, they are doing something that businesses do in such situations... they are laying off workers. 42 Employees of WEAC, (Wisconsin's largest Teachers...

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Milwaukee Public Schools send Lay Off notices.

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 29 Jun 11

They call each other "brother" and "sister" in the union, but where is the "brotherhood" when those who knew they wouldn't lose their jobs voted against the jobs of those without tenure? Gov. Walker's newly signed budget gave...

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My grasp of language must be deteriorating...what in the world does this mean?!?

ahgong @ahgong (10064) • Singapore 9 Jun 11

I came across this quote from one of the blogs I was reading and was appalled by the sentence! And its potential meaning. The article I was reading was in relation to the economy and its workforce. And some high level...

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Wisconsin Public Sector Unions Get What they Demanded

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 21 Apr 11

Wisconsin governor, Scott Walker submitted a budget repair bill that included measures to allow cities, counties and school districts to reduce expenses without laying off workers. The unions and their members are fighting the...

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Wisconsin Public Union Members, Look Around You

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 2 Mar 11

Those who profess "solidarity" with you would rather see you lose your job than allow themselves to lose some of their benefits. The lie of the unions is that they are out to protect the workers, yet if it comes down to a...

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Congrats to those getting a raise today... Hey, tough noogies...

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 24 Jul 09

Today, the few people making the federal minimum wage get an (up to) 70 cent/hr raise. That's great for those getting it! Not such a good day for those whose minimum wage jobs will disappear so the others can get a...

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signs before getting laid off???

maiyhenzkee @maiyhenzkee (682) • United States 23 Mar 09

I recently visited a friend of mine. She got laid off from one of the popular companies in the bay area. She worked as a Human Resources Assistant. Weeks before getting laid off, she was asked to write down in details, step by...

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Can I survive with P13,000?

amabellaagustin @amabellaagustin (4) • Philippines 17 Mar 09

I was lay off and I want suggestions on how can I survived with this 13t pesos separation pay. Good luck to me.

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Surviving during this economic meltdown.

jkennedy215 @jkennedy215 (6) • United States 9 Mar 09

People and businesses all over the world have been going through some very rough times lately. The unemployment rate has skyrocketed and businesses have been shutting down or laying off record amount of people. I myself am...

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NEC plans to cut 20,000 workers!

siomaiii @siomaiii (238) • Philippines 30 Jan 09

I just read this depressing news from Yahoo!Finance dated January 30, 2009. The Japanese electronics giant NEC Corporation said it will cut 20,000 workers worldwide as it tries to stanch widening losses from semiconductors and...

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Another Great chain is Laying Off

KimarasKuteKreations @hardworkingmom (1130) • United States 26 Jan 09

I'm sitting here listening to Foxnews and they are stating that Sprint is laying off 8000 people, 7000 people from HomeDepot, & now Caterpillar is going to layoff some poeple also mainly contractor. I'm sitting here like WOW, I...

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"Call In Gay"

ParaTed2k @ParaTed2k (22940) • Sheboygan, Wisconsin 9 Dec 08

The anti Prop 8 crowd in California is really doing their part for the economic woes of that state. I have to hand it to them, they have come up with a way to make it easier for management to decide who should get the ax when lay...

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Does your company lay off its staffs?

pzygtt @pzygtt (193) • China 13 Nov 08

My last employer is a car company.Just at the end of last month and early this month,about 2,000 workers were laid off because of the poor sales of the cars. It appears that the global financial crisis has caused a great deal...

financial crisis

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Should States Pay Bad Teachers To Quit Their Jobs?

justin0101 @justin0101 (102) • United States 26 Oct 08

The Center for Union Facts is offering the nation's 10 worst teachers $10,000 to quit their jobs. It claims teachers unions are ruining education for kids by sheltering bad teachers. The National Education Assciation claims...

teachers are very boring

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Do you fear being laid off from work in today's Outsourcing world?

ram_cv @ram_cv (16513) • India 20 Sep 08

Given today's world of Outsourcing and Offshore development, do you fear being laid off? Especially when your company sets up an offshore development center does it feel that you are at risk or do you feel the company is...

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offshore

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Black Friday

Jess @JJ4Ever (4693) • United States 30 Jun 08

It all started last Friday when I got to work... Just to give you a little background, I have three other coworkers (four total, including me), which doesn't include my team leader (manager). There are five of us altogether,...

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