Archive for July, 2009
Please call a layoff a layoff
Nokia announced it would be “scaling” sales and marketing to “match the pruned portfolio and global consumer demand.” What ? Please say that in layman’s terms. Here is the translation – we will be laying off X number of people because our suit wearing bosses don’t know what else to do. While I am picking [...]
America’s Best cities to live – Cheaply
With all of America bracing for frugality, Forbes Magazine has come up wit a list of where to live cheaply. Perfect for the times and also the escape the high tax, over priced and lately “Jobless Capitals”.
Manchester NH # 1
Ogden, UT # 2
Fort Worth – Arlington, TX #7
Oklahoma City, OK
Tulsa, OK
Cleveland, OH
Omaha , NE
Minneapolis-St. Paul, [...]
Season of Layoffs for Lawyers
Even lawyers are hurting. Once guaranteed a shot at the good life, a growing number of those who practice law find themselves among the unemployed. This spring, out-of-work attorneys are being joined in the brutal job market by hundreds of newly minted lawyers graduating from the state’s seven law schools, many [...]
