Your worries about job loss are not misplaced. So far roughly 1.2 million U.S. workers have lost their jobs because of the global economic recession. No doubt, more pink slips are coming. Here are 4 things you could do to avoid being a pink slip recipient.
As Job cuts continue to increase in a quickly declining economy, many will be looking for a new job.
The top 11 steps to take immediately after you get laid off.
Well, the financial crisis has finally hit close to home. Yesterday, I was laid off along with half the rest of my group. It’s times like this I’m glad I’ve always been a diligent saver.
People always ask me what a typical day is like on an oil rig. I have prepared this "Voyeuristic" video of my day for them...Enjoy, and turn up your volumes!
While a number of groups have been affected by the ongoing financial crisis, it is employees of the collapsed institutions that have been hardest hit because not only do they rely on the company for their paycheck and livelihood, they also tend to be long term stock holders (via employee share plans) with significant ownership stakes. To compound matters most were not fully prepared for the relatively abrupt weekend company closures and/or management changes which meant that they had little time to find other jobs - not that many are currently available. With over 50,000 employees expected to be let go from Lehman and Merrill before month end....
I know so many people are bored by working 9 to 5, so here are some alternatives
What company is it, and why? You might be surprised, but you will be inspired!
Multitasking has killed my productivity. At this moment, on this computer, I have:
-Five open browser windows with a total of 59 open tabs (in Safari)
-79 open text documents (in BBEdit) — I am not joking
-14 open images (in Photoshop)
-55 unread messages in my mailbox (and 48 additional unread Get Rich Slowly comments)
-Three open chat sessions
-Seven open word processing documents (in Microsoft Word)
-And ten other open applications
