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31 Jul 2013
Is there any such thing as a humane layoff?
Today, a lot of people I worked with are being told they’re unemployed. While many of us volunteered for The Plain Dealer’s layoffs, the cuts will go deeper. The company sent out an email yesterday afternoon telling everyone in the newsroom — managers included — to wait by their phones this morning to find out
31 Jul 2013
The ‘I told you so’ post
Fifteen years ago, I already knew what would happen to me in 2013. And I have proof. In 1998, I was the editor of The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer’s personal finance and personal tech sections. That included writing a weekly section-front column. Having admitted in my first column that I was not a personal finance expert,