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A lot of them are super arrogant.
A lot of them are super greedy — they want to make a lot of money as soon as possible.
They’re only interested in "strategy work".
They talk big and think big. But, they cannot execute.
They care more about job titles than job content.
They think they’re analytical because they know [...]

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“We might not have believed it when we said it in our first team meeting in the fall, but if we focus and do our jobs, then why can’t we play for a national championship? That’s been our focus all along. I walked out of that room and I kind of thought, ‘I hope we’ll [...]

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Tip from a fellow reader:
Tocquigny, ranked as the #2nd best b2b digital marketing firm behind Digitas, cuts 13% of their workforce.
Are we going to see more layoffs in the advertising agency worlds? I think so. Ad spending is dropping, and agency’s main cost drivers are people.
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XO Communication announced on Friday, 2/13/2009 that they are laying off 290 people in the Dallas Area.
Charles Rivers Laboratories just laid off 35 people in Spencerville, OH on Feb 10, 2009
The Medical Center of Central Georgia announced staff reductions late last year (2008) totaling 208 due to “position cuts”.

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“I got laid off from Long Lines on 1-20-09 and they are hurting for money planning on 100 more cuts and 25 more in customer care.”
“Boeing in Seattle is laying off PMs that they hired less than a year ago.  Not sure how many, but [...]

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From: Steve Ballmer Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:07 AM To: Microsoft – All Employees Subject: Realigning Resources and Reducing Costs
In response to the realities of a deteriorating economy, we’re taking important steps to realign Microsoft’s business. I want to tell you about what we’re doing and [...]

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A reader reported that someone just got laid off by Orbitz.
Does anyone have more details about the layoff?
A couple of weeks ago, Orbitz named a new CEO, and announced that “it was preparing to slash as much as $25 million from its operating expenses.” For an internet travel company like Orbitz, employees are [...]

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A tip from a reader:
“One of the best American UWB (Ultra Wide Band technology) companies, Pulse-Link that was located in Carlsbad, CA laid off about 35 people on September 26th, 2008 and then, finally closed the doors on December 29th, 2008. It means that at least 50 to 60 more people were lay off.”
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"This is going to be all year, so it’s going to be a very frightening economy," Mayor Daley said. "Each one tells me what they’re laying off, and they’re going to double that next year. We’re talking huge numbers of permanent layoffs for people in the economy. It’s going to have a huge effect on [...]

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