RYAN: How goes the battle?
ME: Bloody. I will call you later.
That was an email exchange between me and a friend Tuesday – the day my department was obliterated and key members of our organization were sent packing, the latest victims of the economic clusterf*ck.
I wish I had been there to offer my support and hugs [...]
Posts Tagged ‘economic clusterfuck’
the importance of family
Posted in my people, tagged economic clusterfuck, family, layoffs, work on April 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
regressing in the recession
Posted in all, tagged baseball, economic clusterfuck, economy, politics, sports on March 4, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I hate scary movies. As a child I recall screaming and crying in the back of the family station wagon while my parents and older sister calmly watched Gremlins on the big screen at the local drive in theater. Throughout the entire film I covered my ears and stared out the back of the car [...]
something to think about
Posted in all, tagged economic clusterfuck, economy, job security, layoffs on February 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In San Francisco, I now know more people who are unemployed than going to work everyday. The horror began back in November when the quagmire on Wall Street still seemed far away. I remember talking to the folks back home in Boston and hearing tension in their voices. It reminded me of my childhood when we would [...]