Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America1081 reviews Barbara Ehrenreich Holt Paperbacks, 2002 Good book. Very interesting + A Small Peek into the world of minimum wage Enjoying the book thus far. Really gives practical information about what it is like to try to live on minimum wage.             Downsized Up: Trusting God Through Your Layoff Lillie J. Cameron Pleasant Word-A Division of WinePress Publishing, 2002 "We Have to Let You..." When you are tapped to leave during a company downsizing, your sense of security changes in an instant. You were a good employee.why you? Layoffs are happening to people everywhere but now it has hit home. After the initial shock or anger, how do you deal with this change? What appears to be a painful transition, could be God's way of exchanging your pink slip for new ...             Great News!: We've Sold the Company Jim Woodward, Chuck Philpott, ... PublishAmerica, 2006 Perhaps the most dreaded phrase today is “We’ve sold the company!” What happens after that may be well-known to most employees—those who survive a merger and those who don’t. If you are older and staring a layoff in the face, you know that it may be difficult to find another job quickly because of pervasive but subtle age discrimination. Can you write a scannable resume that will put all of your ...             Dealing Effectively With Job Loss: A Unique Approach to Rebuilding Your Life Eileen L. Berman Engineering & Management Press, 1999 Job loss is a reality in today’s marketplace, but it’s not the death knell for your career. In You’re Fired!: A Unique Approach To Rebuilding Your Life one learns how to recover from the loss and begin to rebuild. Many books touch upon the surface elements of job loss, such as writing a resume or successful interview techniques. You’re Fired! delves beneath the surface to uncover the ...             Firing Back: Power Strategies for Cutting the Best Deal When You're About to Lose Your Job6 reviews Jodie-Beth Galos, Sandy McIntosh Wiley, 1997 Strong Medicine for Victims of Firing + Brilliant, well-organized, thorough, helpful and humorous treatise on survival + This book is really helpful + Puts you in the driver's seat when they're driving you out             Fired, Laid Off or Forced Out: A Complete Guide to Severance, Benefits and Your Rights When You're Starting ...5 reviews Richard C. Busse Sphinx Publishing, 2005 Fired, Laid Off or Forced Out-A Complete Guide by Busse, Esq + Good Advice + Hands-on advice on how to deal with being fired + Fired, Laid Off or Forced Out: + Anyone working should read this book             Laid Off? Don't Stress! How to Get from Mad to Glad6 reviews Kitty Wiemelt Windmill Publisher, LLC, 2006 Packed up the tent and moved across the country too + How losing your job may be the best opportunity you ever have. + Laid Off? Don't Stress! + Laid Off - Discover What Other Successful People Did To Overcome Adversity Quickly + note from a friend             Try! A Survival Guide to Unemployment5 reviews Karen Okulicz K-Slaw, 1995 do yourself a favor & buy this book! + A Helpful Guide to Anyone + HELPED ME COPE... + Excellent resource for the unemployed and unhappy at work!!! + Inspirational - A must read!             The Job Loss Recovery Guide: A Proven Program for Getting Back to Work -- Fast!3 reviews Lynn Joseph New Harbinger Publications, 2003 If you really want a job - read this book + A gift for job seekers + This is a lifesaver! A must read! Don't even think about it....if you are out of work, order this book now! The book is a great help, paired with the CD it is spectacular. If you have the opportunity to take a seminar with Dr. Joseph, drive all night if you have to, it is worth the time & effort to jump start your job search. ...             I've Been Fired, Too! : Coping with Your Husband's Job Loss Jill and Rosenberg, Ruthan Jukes Stoddart Publishing Co., 1991 When your mate is fired (even if the company let two hundred people go the same day), it's a slap in his face, and the impact radiates outward, assaulting,. your sense of security, as well as your hopes and your dreams and your plans. All that was once known and predictable is now upset. From the moment he is fired, your life is dramatically altered. What happens to your routines when your ...             When Bad Things Happen To Good Managers: Dealing With Job Loss And Personal Life Change6 reviews R Brayton Bowen Transformata Publishing LLC, 2000 Job Loss - Seeing all of the Parts + Brilliant Article + It Can Happen To You! + Practical Professional and Personal Advice             Coping With Job Loss: How Individuals, Organizations, and Communities Respond to Layoffs (Issues in ... Carrie R. Leana, Daniel C. Feldman Lexington Books, 1992 A timely study provides practical strategies for dealing with the emotional effects of job loss, gives examples of ways in which many laid-off workers have started over, and evaluates available support services.             Job Loss: Although It Is An Ending, Will It Be a Beginning1 review Jane E. Snyder Trafford Publishing, 2005 Weak information Job Loss has the potential of being a great start for a book. There is just not enough strong information to justify this book. I'm surprised it got published.             Fired, Laid Off, Out of a Job: A Manual for Understanding, Coping, Surviving4 reviews Byron K. Simerson, Michael D. McCormick Praeger Publishers, 2003 Angry, Depressed, Confused? This book is for you! + For Job Hunters and Employers + Fired and Prepared to Succeed + A great "toolkit" for career survival             Fired!: Tales of the Canned, Canceled, Downsized, & Dismissed15 reviews Annabelle Gurwitch Touchstone, 2006 Cleaning the Grease-Trap + Celebrate! You've been Fired! + Quick, amusing + Very entertaining + I laughed out load at the stories!             The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the Decline of the American Dream15 reviews Jacob S. Hacker Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 A cautious analysis of the present and a red flag warning of what needs to be done + A bit too "academic", but well-done overall Now in a newly revised and expanded edition, The Great Risk Shift: The New Economic Insecurity and the American Dream is a no-nonsense deconstruction of how current American policy has been systematically shifting economic risk from government and businesses onto the backs of individual people. ...             We Got Fired!: . . . And It's the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Us17 reviews Harvey MacKay Ballantine Books, 2004 Difficult Transitions Are Key to Personal Success + Very Inspirational + Getting Fired Is Not So Bad + Good Read - Worked Great for my report             The Healing Journey Through Job Loss: Your Journal for Reflection and Revitalization (The Healing Journey ... Phil Rich, Stuart Copans, ... Wiley, 1999 A powerful source of professional renewal Written by professional counselors and a financial planner, this unique journal is designed to help you deal with the difficult emotions that surface when your life has been turned upside down by job loss. Whether you have been recently let go or are long out of work, this workbook helps you understand and work through the effects that job loss ...             Landing on the Right Side of Your Ass: A Survival Guide for the Recently Unemployed21 reviews Michael Laskoff Three Rivers Press, 2004 "Landing On The Right Side Of Your Ass" is a lifesaver!!!! + Good book with a bad title + A True Guide I wish I had known about and bought this book 2 months ago when I was "fired" (for the first time in 30 years of working!!). It's essential in surviving unemployment. It's funny, sharp, urbane and touches on all the "untouchable" subjects - blaming your employer, blaming yourself, taking a vacation ...             Getting Fired: What to Do if You're Fired, Downsized, Laid Off, Restructured, Discharged, Terminated, or ...6 reviews Steven Mitchell Sack Grand Central Publishing, 2000 Emotional strength during a tough job crisis + Know your rights!, and use them. + A helpful book at the right time for my career... During a restructuring phase at my company, i had the heavy feeling of not knowing if I was going to be next on the ax list. I stumbled across this book at a bookstore, not really looking for it. Reading the title, I said to myself that this is what I need right now. Very good solid stable advice ...