Tales From the Recently Laid Off Rotating Header Image

Posts Tagged ‘laid-off’

Three ways to know if your job is the one

You think you found it. That perfect job. Well in this economy it’s probably the perfect job for now. It’s reliable. It pays the bills, and it gets you out of the house. It may not have the piercing 401K you passed up last year, but nothing is sexier than a steady paycheck. But how [...]

A lesson from Charlotte: keep your chin up

Can we finally say we are not surprised by the growing numbers of unemployment benefits claims?

CYJ: customizing your job in a down market

I’ve been spending the better part of my morning deciding on whether or not my next pair of walk-around-the-city shoes will be Converse or Keds. It’s a big decision. Do I want high top Converse or slip-on Keds? Each have their own style and personality. I’ve always been more of a Converse kind of girl. [...]

Socialite Day: lunching and talking about technology

It’s not every day I can make a blog about lunching. I really like that word. It conjures up images of white gloves, tea, biscuits and society. Ok so I have issues with wanting to be Jackie O, let’s move past that. My lunch today was with a friend I had met previously at the [...]

Ways to save money part trois: trolling the Internet

The entertainment edition of ways to save money.

Fashion 2009: the unemployment tote

Don’t be left at home without your own unemployed person!

Love in the time of a recession

Cereal is a box that is made for two.

Returning from the vacationland

Stop misquoting Darwin, it’s about being able to adapt.

One month unemployment anniversary

Looking back on my first month of unemployment and the lessons I’ve learned.

Vacation all I ever wanted

Heading to sunny LA for the long weekend.