Misery Loves Company (Oct. 30, 2008)

sock puppetAuto Dealership Lay Off Thousands, Everyone Must Go!

Auto dealers decide to lay off employees, now must play good salesman/bad salesman with sock puppets.

Orange County Proposes Layoffs of Teachers, Janitors — Hopes Students PItch In

Orange County Board of Education says students can be used as temporary workers after it lays off teachers, janitors and other staff.  Trustees say they are introducing new programs like “Teach Your Own Subject Day” and “Dirty Toilet Bingo” ” to motivate the whippersnappers.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Laying Off 200, Can Leave Keys in Ignition

Enterprise is cutting loose 200 employees, mostly in their corporate offices. They must leave their desks just as full as they found them or be charged a fee.

Lame “Must-Have” Advice for the Laid Off, or “I’m not a technically relevant journalist, but I pretend to be one on HuffPo

Laid-off workers must involve themselves in social media: Tweet! Flickr! LinkedIn! All things people could do  — a year or two ago.

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