Are We In A New Beginning?
Today both GM and Ford announced that their sales for last month increased over last year’s sales same month. Even though Chrysler, who has a track record of not being in the front of the “big 3 pack”, reported a 30% drop, hopefully this is another sign of recovery in the US economy.
Last week [...]
High Unemployment Could Be The New Norm
November 3, 2009 by admin
Filed under Job Search
Over the years, whether you are young or old, you dream of having the car, the house, the ‘toys’, and other nice necessities in your life. You dream of the day when this will happen to you.
Unfortunately for many this is no longer a dream. Survival is the norm for many. With [...]
What Do You Tell the Kids?
August 26, 2009 by admin
Filed under Life Skills
Recently many people have been laid off from their job, and the devastation for some is tremendous, especially for those who never saw it coming. A lot of us have grown up with college in mind, then off to the dream job which will carry them into retirement. But the job market in recent years [...]
MySpace and Others Laying Off Workers
June 19, 2009 by admin
Filed under Life Skills
MySpace Laying Off Staff
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp said they will lay off about 30% of their staff at MySpace, which they own. Robert MacMillan through Reuters announced that due to rising compeition MySpace is forced to cut staff to stay profitable. I wonder who their competition is?
Will it be safe in Michigan?
Freep.com [...]
The real reason companies layoff people
A former co-worker, sent me an email saying that the company we both used to work at is considering more layoffs. The email continued and said that the company was using the “usual reasons” to make more cuts.
What are the “usual reasons”? I got to thinking of a “usual reasons” list. I’ll even put the [...]