“Yup, not even a year and they eliminated my job. Can you believe that?” I noticed on Facebook a post from a good friend who just lost her job. … Read more
Is There a Good Way to Fire Someone? No, But Don’t Do It By Phone
Editor’s Note: Sometimes, readers ask about past TLNT articles they may have missed. That’s why on Fridays we republish a Classic TLNT post some of you … Read more
5 Must-Dos for Anyone Struggling With How to Manage Layoffs
According to survey results published by Rutgers University in February, nearly a quarter of Americans were laid off during the Great Recession or … Read more
Nerdery Needing a Few Fewer Nerds
You may remember my post just last November about a company called The Nerdery. The Minnesota company was trying to “drive 100 programmers to their … Read more
California/Nevada Job-seeker Group Raising Money From the Crowd, Online
More evidence of the use of the crowd and the cloud in the employment field: A small group of California and Nevada job seekers is turning to an online … Read more
Terminations: A True Test of Your Company Culture
All of us have heard about messy terminations, and some of us have witnessed them firsthand. The most memorable are the employee who is escorted from the … Read more
Employment Law Basics: Layoffs and Plant Closings Under WARN
Employment laws can be confusing and downright scary. They don’t have to be. As a public service, from now until my special Halloween webinar Answers to … Read more
Worried About Layoffs? Here Are 3 Ways to Ease Fear in the Workplace
In a not-so-shocking headline, Forbes recently proclaimed Job Ax Fears Can Mess with Employee Engagement & Morale. While I know no one reading this … Read more
Oops!! Sorry – We Just Laid Off the Entire Staff via Email
Repeat after me: you should never, ever use email to communicate a major status change to your employees. Or to put it another way, don’t ever even … Read more
Happy Cities, Yahoo, and Background Checks in the Roundup
Calling all tech industry recruiters. Get ready to pounce. Yahoo, as we presume you’ve heard, is about to dump thousands of its employees. Exactly … Read more