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The Recession Finally Hits My House

by Smithee on April 3, 2009. Career and Work 10 comments.

I work for a small Interactive Agency of twenty-four people. This is a company that managed to survive the dot-com bust and, like any company, has good times and bad times. Our president always makes every effort to keep great people, even if it means cutting her own salary. I consider myself lucky to have ... Continue reading this article…

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Keep Your Job Amidst Layoffs

by Flexo on January 16, 2009. Career and Work 8 comments.

Despite the fact that my company is squarely within the financial sector, we have so far been immune to massive layoffs taking place around the country, particularly in this industry. While I have something to “fall back” on — and actually, in terms of pure numbers, I could probably do better by leaving my ... Continue reading this article…

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Confirmed: TIAA-CREF Laying Off 10% of Workforce

by Flexo on August 6, 2008. Investing 39 comments.

August 8 update: This is now confirmed. This is unconfirmed but in the last few hours, two employees at TIAA-CREF have written to Consumerism Commentary to share the knowledge that workers in the the Charlotte, North Carolina office are being laid off by management at this very moment. The layoffs began on Monday and will reportedly ... Continue reading this article…

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