laying off the nanny
Our babysitter only worked part-time (4 hours on weekdays) and she’s only been working for us for about six months, but we still felt the same emotions that are described in this article: As Mezyk began to realize that life as a virtual member of her employers’ family was ending, she thought about the little [...]
Financial Policy Despair
And now Mr. Obama has apparently settled on a financial plan that, in essence, assumes that banks are fundamentally sound and that bankers know what they’re doing. via Op-Ed Columnist – Financial Policy Despair – NYTimes.com. I know Krugman’s a bit too strident and “liberal” (if, by liberal, you mean a Nobel-prize winning economist who [...]
Women going from jobless to topless
CHICAGO – As a bartender and trainer at a national restaurant chain, Rebecca Brown earned a couple thousand dollars in a really good week. Now, as a dancer at Chicago’s Pink Monkey gentleman’s club, she makes almost that much in one good night. via More women going from jobless to topless – Economy in Turmoil- [...]
The Isolation of Unemployment
I’m talking about the icy chill of loneliness I’ve begun to experience in a culture that seems to be bustling on by, leaving me as more spectator than participant. I’m talking about the sudden need to put on a coat and tie and just go someplace! Anyplace! via The Isolation of Unemployment – Well Blog [...]
Never Say Thank You
This very short piece says everything you need to know about investment banking (and trust me, public accounting was not far off of this, either): Never Say Thank You – NYTimes.com.
A.I.G. says “hey, America – why so serious?”
Despite being bailed out with more than $170 billion from the Treasury and Federal Reserve, the American International Group is preparing to pay about $100 million in bonuses to executives in the same business unit that brought the company to the brink of collapse last year. via A.I.G. to Pay $100 Million in Bonuses After [...]
Tired of Looking for Work…
In an apartment he shares here with six roommates, Mr. Andon started a business in September building jellyfish aquariums, capitalizing on new technology that helps the fragile creatures survive in captivity. He has sold three tanks, one for $25,000 to a restaurant, and is starting a Web site to sell desktop versions for $350. via [...]
if you can dream it…
What do software mogul Bill Gates and banking investor Warren Buffett have in common with wanted Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera? via Mexican drug lord makes Forbes’ billionaire list – CNN.com. I don’t think there’s much difference between someone like this and someone who built their family fortune bootlegging during Prohibition (the [...]
the challenge of repatriation
An interesting article (see below) about the challenges of repatriation got me thinking about my own experience. It’s not so much that I had a cultural adjustment to returning to the states, but professionally I faced tremendous challenges. I went from a Russian-speaking (and therefore unique) manager of large teams on critical clients to a [...]
America becoming less Christian
America is a less Christian nation than it was 20 years ago, and Christianity is not losing out to other religions, but primarily to a rejection of religion altogether, a survey published Monday found. via America becoming less Christian, survey finds – CNN.com. I guess I have to count myself in this survey. I would [...]
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