Real Stories
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Do not ask Jamie to tell you about a time. Don’t do it.
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Matt ignores the signs at his own peril.
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“For me, it felt like it was happening in dog years.” Liz Alterman on weatrhing an era of under- and un- employment.
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It’s weird to be shown the door of the company you founded, but that’s what happened to Rand. Learn more about Rand’s book here.
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Pam and Amy (the superstar producer behind CANNED) talk about how CANNED happened, what we’ve learned, revisit some greatest hits, and drop some eff bombs because you got fired, it’s fucked up.
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Abbas just wants to settle a parking ticket and teach some math classes.
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Donna says she’ll be haunted for the rest of her days about why she got fired. We hope that’s not true, but we get it, given that she was, by all accounts, a hero at her job.
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Carol says maybe you shouldn’t take a swing at your boss, even if you think they really deserve it. Also! Some bonus information about working with a career coach.
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Morgan thinks there’s a good chance you were doing the right thing, that’s why you got canned.
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Win reads the Scientology rule book and gets fired anyway.