Will ask for money
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beggar, beggars, panhandle, panhandler, panhandlers, panhandling, panhandled, homeless, homelessness, poor, down on luck, soup kitchen, soup kitchens, homeless shelter, homeless shelters, food bank, food banks, feed the homeless, sign, signs, poverty, unemployed, unemployment, jobless, no job, broke, no money"Hi, Dad. Investment banking wasn't that great after all."
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family, families, child, children, parent, parents, parenting, father, fatherhood, son, sons, return home, returning home, empty nester, empty nesters, living with parents, career, failed career, difficult career, job, work, unemployment, investment banking, business, bank, banks, money, welcome home, suitcase, suitcases, luggage, baggage, doorstep, family home"I'm afraid your M.B.A. loses some of its lustre in light of the fact that you were home-schooled."
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m.b.a., mba, degree, degrees, master of business of administration, home school, homeschool, homeschooling, home schooling, homeschooled, home schooled, homeschooling problems, home schooling problems, education, education level, education levels, student, students, job interview, interviewer, interviewers, recruit, recruiter, recruiters, human resources, hr, h.r., employer, employers, employee, employees, manager, managers, job hunting, job search, job, jobs, work, career, careers, unemployed, unemployment, unemployable, resume, cv, c.v., proud parent, proud parents, exaggeration, exaggerated, embellishment, embellish, hyperbole, false, fake, business, business degree, university, university degree, university degrees, college, college degree, college degrees, hire, hiring, achievement, achievements"I think I should warn you that the flip side of our generous bonus-incentive program is capital punishment."
"Don't think of it as getting fired. Think of it as finally being recognized for your incompetence."
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incompetence, incompetent, fired, laid off, let go, made redundant, redundant, redundancy, unemployed, unemployment, lost job, boss, bosses, manager, managers, management, hiring manager, hiring managers, outsource, outsourcing, outsourced, recognition, fail, failure, failed, failing, bad employee, employee, employees, ex employee, ex employees, employer, employers, making cuts, budget cuts, office, offices"Oh, come on, you know we should have switched to touch-tone years ago."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, worker, workers, employee, employees, office, offices, office life, technology, phone, phones, telephone, telephones, touch-tone, dialing, dialling, dial, dials, keypad, keypads, number pad, number pads, rotary, old-fashioned, retro, sad, crying, out of date, out-of-date, switching, changing, change.changes, firing, unemployed, unemployment, laid-off, lay-off, modern life"Why don't I get a job—then we can continue this discussion in my office."
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office worker, office workers, office work, office job, office jobs, unemployed, unemployment, out of work, discussion, discussions, business discussion, business discussions, business meeting, business meeting, lazy, laziness, layabout, layabouts, offices, empty promise, empty promises, business talk, business speak, priorities, wrong priorities, bad priorities"Of course the company appreciates your years of loyalty."
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fired, firing, getting fired, canned, can, canning, getting canned, getting the sack, sacking, sacked, laid off, laid-off, lay off, lay-off, lay offs, lay-offs, redundancy, made redundant, redundancies, downsizing, unemployed, unemployment, dog, dogs, puppy, puppies, pet, pets, pet dog, pet dogs, loyal, loyalty, loyal dog, loyal dogs, insincere, insincerity"My leaving Wilkins & Jennings was perfectly amicable. They felt that I should be fired, and I agreed."
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firing, fired, sack, sacked, sacking, unemployed, unemployed, unemployment, employ, employment, employs, employment, hiring, hired, personnel, staff, amicable, optimistic, optimism, business, businesses, office, offices, spin, spinning, positive, positive spin, spins, job, jobs, fire, recruitment, recruiting, worker, workers, quit, quitting, quits"Apparently, fifty is the new unemployed."
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ageism, ageist, ageists, unemployment, unemployed, fired, fire, fires, firing, sack, sacks, sacked, sacking, redundancy, redundancies, redundant, lay off, lay offs, lay-off, lay-offs, fifty, fifties, 50s, employment, employments, workplace prejudice, employment prejudice, hr, human resources, personnel"We're laying you off, but, as a favor, howabout one last pratfall on your way out?"
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business, businessman, businessmen, manger, managers, boss, bosses, executive, executives, employee, employees, worker, workers, fired, firing, laying off, laid off, unemployed, employment, unemployment, clown, clowns, pratfall, pratfalls, fall, falls, falling, favour, favours, favor, favors, unhappy, sad, crying, office, offices, office life, embarrassing, last"Do you have any problem being fired by a women?"
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fired, firing, getting fired, canned, can, canning, getting canned, getting the sack, sacking, sacked, laid off, laid-off, lay off, lay-off, lay offs, lay-offs, redundancy, made redundant, redundancies, downsizing, unemployed, unemployment, gender issues, gender issues, sexist, sexists, misogyny, misogynist, misogynists, gender discrimination, inequality, gender inequality, business women, business woman, female ceo, female ceos"Sometimes I wish you had taken that job in New York."
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country, countries, relationship, relationships, unemployment, humble, poor, unemployed, problem, problems, lonely, new york, job, jobs, moving away, contrast, contrasts, move, move house, discuss, discussing, regret, regrets, regretting, regretful"I'm at the point where I find mixed signals reassuring."
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office worker, office workers, office work, office job, office jobs, fired, firing, getting fired, canned, can, canning, getting canned, getting the sack, sacking, sacked, laid off, laid-off, lay off, lay-off, lay offs, lay-offs, redundancy, made redundant, redundancies, downsizing, unemployed, unemployment, mixed signals, getting mixed signals, insecure, insecurity, insecurity, modern life, modern times, modern attitudesSuggested Delivery Methods During U.P.S. Strike.
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business, unemployment, animals, entertainment, celebrities, writing, characters, maps, easter bunny, strikes, pickets, picket lines, unions, christmas, santa claus, tooth fairy, united parcel service, stork, post office, courier, couriers, parcel, parcels, package, packages, delivery, deliveries, delivery men, delivery man, strike, strikes, industrial action, industrial dispute, industrial disputes"I may have something rather outside your field. Would you consider indentured servitude?"
"I'm trying to find a way to balance your strengths against your felonies."
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hiring, hiring process, hire, interview, interviews, job interview, job interviews, interviewer, interviewers, interviewee, interviewees, human resources, hr, h.r., recruitment, recruiter, recruiters, c.v., c.v.s, cv, curriculum vitae, resume, resumes, job application, job applications, applicant, applicant, criminal record, felony, felonies, felon, felons, convict, convicts, crime, criminal, criminals, searching for a job, searching for work, looking for a job, applying for a job, white-collar crime, business, businessman, businessmen, corporate crime, corruption, unemployment, lawyer, lawyers, counselor, counselors, counsellor, counsellors, attorney, attorneys, barrister, barrister, solicitor, solicitors, client, clients, strength, strengths, weakness, weaknesses, suitability, balance"Will work for 18 across"
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homeless, homelessness, homeless man, panhandler, panhandlers, panhandling, hobo, hobos, beggar, beggars, sign, signs, poor, unemployed, unemployment, out of work, out-of-work, crossword, crosswords, crossword puzzles, crossword puzzles, answer, answers, puzzle, puzzles, grid, grids, grid puzzle, grid puzzles, across, down"Well, I'm sorry, Wendell, I just assumed you knew you were a frill."
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frill, unnecessary, unneeded, redundant, redundancy, unemployed, unemployment, fired, let go, laid off, extra, embellishment, employer, employers, employee, employees, manager, managers, business, businessmen, businessman, management, hierarchy, hiring manager, word play, name calling, rude, useless, unhelpful, office, offices'Where's My Job'
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world of work, new job, new hire, hiring, hires, recruiting, recruitment, recruiter, human resource, human resources, hr, h r, pun, puns, word play, word-play, play on words, waldo, wally, invisible, invisible homeless, homeless, hobo, bum, job, jobs, fired, fire, unemployment, unemployed, dole, on the dole, benefits, public benefit, public benefits, beg, begging, beggar, beggars, character, characters"The axe is falling! The axe is falling!"
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, personnel, hr, h.r., human resources, firing, lay offs, laying off, unemployment, termination, downsizing, cut backs, warning, warnings, panic, panicking, henny penny, chicken little, fairytale, fairytales, fairy tale, fairy tales, children's story, children's stories, story, stories, fable, fables, literature, children's literature character, characters, fictional character, fictional characters, the sky is falling, axes, axes, getting the axe, waiting for the axe to fall, expression, expressions, word play, wordplayNever Worked in This Town Again
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beggar, beggars, begging, bum, bums, panhandler, panhandlers, panhandling, street person, street people, homeless, homelessness, living on the street, money, donation, donations, charity, poverty, employment, unemployed, unemployment, la, l.a., los angeles, hollywood, actor, actors, acting, you'll never work in this town again, entertainment industry, film industry, movie industry, cliche, cliches, producer, producers, director, directors, writer, writers, film studio, film studios, studio executive, studio executives, agent, agents, talent agent, talent agents, talent manager, talent managers, publicist, publicists"There's no need for alarm—the staff will be reduced, but only by attrition."
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business, businessman, businessmen, boss, bosses, executive, executives, exec, execs, manager, managers, management, office, offices, office life, employee, employees, worker, workers, firing, laid off, lay off, laying off, unemployment, termination, downsizing, attrition, attack, pressure, alarm, money, drowning, sinking, staff, cut backs, reductions, reduced, company, companies, corporation, corporations, corporate"I'm getting back to being able to enjoy the little things—like firing people."
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little things, the little things, fire, fired, firing, sack, sacked, sacking, can, canned, canning, getting the sack, lay off, lay offs, laid off, redundant, redundancy, redundancies, made redundant, employer, employers, sadism, enjoyment, cruel, cruelty, executive, executives, manager, managers, boss, bosses, bad manager, bad managers, business manger, business managers, business executive, business executives, unemployment"It turned out that the powers that be had powers beyond my imagining."
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executive, executives, business executive, business executives, manager, powers that be, the powers that be, magic, transformation, transformations, managers, business manager, business managers, boss, bosses, dog, dogs, puppy, puppies, pet dog, pet dogs, dog lover, dog lovers, pet, pets, dog owner, dog owners, fired, firing, getting fired, canned, can, canning, getting canned, getting the sack, sacking, sacked, laid off, laid-off, lay off, lay-off, lay offs, lay-offs, redundancy, made redundant, redundancies, downsizing, unemployed, unemployment, hierarchy, hierarchies, office hierarchy, office hierarchies