Oh the irony. A poor guy goes to lunch, attends a luncheon, talks about lunch break rights and gets suspended for doing so.
Normally, I’d be really concerned about this (and I am) but the guy in this story is none other than
Say what you want about Walmart (and believe me, I’ve said it too), but at least they are doing one thing right. According to their website, Walmart has made contact with over half of their employees who were displaced due to Katrina and are offering them jobs in any open store.
An estimated 15,000 [...]
On a lighter note:
As some of you know, I was a judge for Simply Hired’s contest Simply Fired. Well, we have a winner. James Garrison of Colorado was fired for eating pizza. Here’s his story:
Seriously, let me explain.
I had been working for a mortgage company as a developer for 18 months [...]
The National Labor Secretary, Elaine Chao, just announced that a grant of $62 million has been established for NO and $50 milllion for devastated areas in Mississippi for temporary jobs to assist in the cleanup in these areas. Ms. Chao stated that this would be a way to put money in people’s [...]
I’m sitting here in my living room witnessing on television the worst possible disaster this country has seen, not only because of the sheer volume of suffering and destruction, but also due to the lack of response. It is shameful. But that is not why I am writing. New Orleans is, [...]
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