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You're Fired; Be Ready, It Can Happen To You

by Ramon Greenwood

"We feel you would be happier working for another company."

"Sorry, business is falling off. We no longer need your services."

"Operations are being consolidated in Mexico. The Bedrock Plant will be closed Feb. 1."

Sugar-coated or not, the message is the same: You're fired! You have been sacked. You are out of a job!

Anyone can get the axe at any time. It happens to good people and bad ones...hard workers as well as slackers.… Continue

Price increases are currently occurring at a faster rate than we've seen in the US economy for nearly 25 years. The driving forces behind these increases seem to be the rising costs of labor, raw materials, etc. Although these are certainly valid, the real reason for these price increases should stem from the value of the product or service you're selling, not the cost associated with them. Unfortunately, for the past two decades, there have been many companies leaving billions of dollars of pro… Continue