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layoffs
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Hallmark Introduces Layoff Cards
Culture Buzz Hallmark is taking a cue from the unemployment rate. They are now offering condolence cards made especially for someone who just lost their job. (via redlasso.com)
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Company-Wide Farewell Emails
Business Buzz Employees are sending out snarky mass emails on layoff day. It's like dressing up as a giant penis on graduation day. People are going out with a bang!
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Image: BuzzFeed’s Board Of Directors Saves Scott
Jack kicked Scott's ass in Friday's game battle. Final score at 6pm EST: Scott's game got 1,099 views and Jack's game got 6,916 views. But before I could fire Scott, I got a concerned call from BuzzFeed's board of directors (pictured below). My cell phone rings and all 11 of these guys are on the other end of the line wanting to talk about “a very serious matter”!!! They all agreed that Scott's game totally sucks but they were concerned about the “grave legal implications blah blah blah” of publicly humiliating Scott. They voted 11-0 to keep Scott. Long story short, once my vote was counted it was 11-1 which means Scott gets to stay on as an editor at BuzzFeed. There was one bit of good news - I managed to convince the board to suspend Scott's salary for one month as a penalty for sucking so bad. Also I think Jack cheated - I mean how did he get 7,000 people to play such a crappy game??!!
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Image: Mac vs. PC Humor Now Significantly Less Funny
In the wake of this week's Microsoft layoffs comes this mostly tactless cartoon parody.
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Image: Time Warner Employee Calendar
The cable company assembled a cheeky calendar boasting its hottest employees. Well, there's one way to make your staff forget about looming layoffs.
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‘The Media is Dying’ Twitter
Business Buzz A new Twitter feed is tracking the multitudes of media layoffs in one big, happy place. It's run by ten or so pr pros looking to pitch better and update lists, and as of right now it's got 4,527 followers. Oh, and articles in the New York Times, AFP, and a write-up in Gawker. Watch your back!
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Link: John Norris Fired?
http://gawker.com/5101992/john-norris-a-victim-of-mtv-lay...
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Supposedly one of the 850 layoffs at Viacom today belongs to MTV “correspondent-for-life,” John Norris.
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Link: Google Layoffs
http://www.webguild.org/2008/11/google-layoffs-10000-work...
Looks like Google's been trying to keep their layoffs on the DL. Up to 10,000 people could be affected.
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The Layoff List
Business Buzz There have been so many layoff at major companies and start-ups alike in the last few weeks that we’re losing track — help us build a list. I know, I know: Depressing. But knowing is half the battle, right? Add any other layoffs you know of to the list below, and include the date.
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Link: Layoffs at Whirlpool
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostemailed/*http://...
America’s largest home appliance maker plans to cut about 5,000 jobs by the end of 2009, due to the credit crisis and reduced consumer demand. We’d make a “going down the drain” joke but we’re too depressed.
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Startup Layoff Emails
Business Buzz A collection of bad news emails from some of the suddenly smaller startups out there. Hard economic times are also full of opportunities: For instance, the opportunity to practice firing people via email.
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Miscarriage of Justice
Politics Buzz An email from a laid-off associate at the Paul Hastings law firm details how a colleague was fired after having a miscarriage because they didn’t want her to get pregnant again. Big corporate law-firms are sometimes sh*tty and sexist! Spread the word.
