You look to the left and look to the right and the cubicles on both sides of you are empty now. Could it actually be a good time to ask for a raise? Yes, yes it could….
Posts tagged recession
Recession Chutzpah
Wednesday, June 17th, 2009Texas Leads California
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009If you’re footloose and looking to get one step ahead of the economic recovery curve, you might consider moving to Texas, or at least moving away from California.
Layoff as Lifestyle
Friday, June 12th, 2009When you are a piece of the economic structural shift.
Plan B
Thursday, June 11th, 2009Feeding hogs and massaging dogs. And the question on everyone’s lips is, why?
Help The Job-Seeker – She Could Be You
Wednesday, June 10th, 2009If you have a job, everyone you know who doesn’t is looking for your help. Lend a hand, if you can.
Twisted Talk for Tough Times
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009Carnival of Suits
Monday, March 16th, 2009Intangible Effects
Friday, March 13th, 2009We remember the 1950s through the eyes of the Beave and “Father Knows Best,” and maybe we have a sense of the anxieties that formed that time from the Depression-era reminiscences of our grandparents, or our great-grandparents. But what will we look like to our grandkids after we emerge from the current economic quagmire?
The Bigger They Come, the Harder They Cut
Thursday, March 12th, 2009If it seems like big companies slash jobs faster than smaller ones, it’s because they do. Why? Maybe it’s because they are so big that the people making the decisions to cut don’t really know the people who will be getting the axe. Maybe it’s because the bigger you are, the more likely it is that you’ll be focused on the bottom line and not on whether what your organization is doing matters or not.
The Geithner Limbo
Monday, March 9th, 2009How Low Can We Go? How will we know when we reach the nadir of this plunge down the backside of a broken bell curve? Should we look at housing, stocks or employment for a signal? This is what the experts are saying … this week…