Entries from December 2008

December 29, 2008

Heading back to work: the strange end of an unemployment story

Next Monday, yours truly will walk into work for the first time since mid-July. Oddly enough, it’s the same place I was laid off from.
Confused? You’re telling me.

December 8, 2008

Five ways to be better prepared for a job layoff

Of all the things I wanted to be considered an expert in, being unemployed wasn’t one of them.
Since my cut in mid-July and the subsequent collapse in the economy (of which state leaders and finance experts have blamed on me), I’ve been contacted by old friends and acquaintances who have aired their own concerns about [...]