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The Dead Company Club
http://www.deadcompanyclub.com
Many great companies, icons of their industry, have passed on due to circumstances outside their employees' control. The Dead Company Club is for those surviving former employees. You're a member whether you were laid off last week or last century, and it doesn't matter if you're employed again or not. If you've been through it, you're in the club.
- Added on: Jun 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: ljp26
- Listed in: Business Social Commentary
- Tags: humor bankruptcy recession layoffs unemployed laid off
Recent Posts
Important Trends You Missed While You Were Employed
I did a lot of soul searching when my company closed. Did I love my work, or just love what it enabled me to do? Many of my colleagues grabbed offers from competitors, but I chose a new path. I became an entrepreneur and a consultant to other entre...
How to Get Your Reputation Back
“My reputation grows with every failure.” – George Bernard Shaw A NEWSWEEK story begins: “Lehman Brothers disappeared with Hank Paulson’s reputation. He wants it back.” “Hank Paulson, former master of the...
New Careers for Old Dogs
“‘Tis dogs’ delight to bark and bite,” thus does the adage run. But I delight to bite the dog when placed inside a bun.” Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â [...]P...
You Are Not Alone
“You are not alone.”                                                                                                     ...
Fairy Tale Bosses
“Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell?”                                                                                         Â...
What Could Possibly Close Next?
YIKES. This was the prescient license plate of a former investment broker who can’t afford the car anymore. It’s my G-rated exclamation when I read about the growing stacks of worthless stock certificates, old employee IDs and the latest ...
