Words I Wished Someone Told Me When I Got Fired Laid Off

Last week I had a short email exchange  with a former co-worker whom I had just learned  recently “resigned” from a former employer. Reading between the lines her version of “resigned” sounded like it might be more synonymous with another person’s “laid off.”
Either way she was out and onto better things, she assured me. The [...]

Relationships Matter (Says LinkedIn) & I Really Am Pathetic

It seems to be the way that when you get laid off all of the sudden people treat you like you’ve contracted the Ebola virus. I know it seems rather extreme to make such a claim, but let’s put it this way: At least lepers have their own colonies and community support groups.
What about [...]