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A Layoff Story

A Layoff Story

I was laid off two months and one day ago from my job as guest service manager at a successful hotel chain. (Trivia: This company was the very first hotel "chain." Take a guess!) On the day I was laid off, I was brought into the restaurant section of the hotel. The general manager, front office manager, and ...

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Finger Lickin' Good: Don't Try This At Work

Finger Lickin' Good: Don't Try This At Work

There's a certain chicken chain where "finger lickin' good" has proved to be advertising gold. This isn't a story about that. It's the tale of former British supermarket employee who has taken the idea to a new level of bizarreness. Read the Full Story >> ...

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Job Hint: Don't Search For Aliens While On The Clock

Job Hint: Don't Search For Aliens While On The Clock

Looking for extra-terrestrial life cost an Arizona man his livelihood. Brad Niesluchowski had a pretty decent job as a computer systems administrator for an Arizona school district - according to public records, he was pulling down more than $80,000 a year. But he might have taken his love of everything ET a ...

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