My “Leaving Your Job” Checklist

As I mentioned a few times recently, I have recently been laid off from my job with one of the Big 4 accounting firms. While the thought of an exit in this situation may evoke an image of you walking through the office with your middle fingers in the air, your exit should be a [...]

Layoffs on the way? Why you may lose part of your 401k as well…

As I noted previously, I was laid off last week from my job at one of the Big 4 accounting firms. While I won’t name it, it is a four letter name that I now regard as a four letter word. As I am dealing with the challenges of an accelerated job search, transitioning out [...]

Observations from the initial days of the full job search

As I mentioned on yesterday’s post, I lost my job to a layoff last Thursday. Although I had already started the search even before I was granted an involuntary vacation, the idea of no longer being employed has an amazing way of motivating you to shift the job search into overdrive. As the search for [...]

My pimp has deemed me an unprofitable ho

Yes, unfortunately that means that I have been let go from my job, technically effective in two weeks, although I have been told I don’t need to come in for the two weeks and to use the time to find my next position. The explanation was that our national leadership said that each office had [...]