Comments on: Company Year-end Letter (or, Here’s Your Pink Slip)

By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Letter From The Boss - Happy Holidays (pack your things)!

Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:20:55 +0000

[...] a letter I wrote last year, updated just a tad: Dear Employee # [...]

By: You Are Indispensable – Until the Rules Change | Cube Rules

You Are Indispensable – Until the Rules Change | Cube Rules — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:15:46 +0000

[...] about Corporate Speak. At one of my former employers, if a Senior Manager left on good terms, there was a paragraph about [...]

By: Norman

Norman — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:02:42 +0000

Wonderful reminder that we can’t rely on our employers to take care of our career. I learned this long ago, but I think many are still surprised when events like you describe happen.

By: JibberJobber Blog » Blog Archive » Getting Laid Off and Moving On (a simple tip)

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:10:30 +0000

[...] A few days ago I posted to one of my favorite e-mail forums (beware: there are usually around 1,000 e-mails sent each month) about the “We had a great year but your job no longer exists” letter, and got this brilliant reply from Angela Fowler: One of the best tactics for weathering the storm of lay-offs is: KEEP your company phone rosters! Simple and easy way for future networking when you need it the most. [...]

By: Utah Tech Jobs » Laid Off and Blogging About It

Utah Tech Jobs » Laid Off and Blogging About It — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:18:18 +0000

[...] For example, I hope the phrase WaMu Careers gets linked often to this blog post, not the WaMu jobs site, so that people get a more open and real view of what’s happening. (src) [...]

By: Corporate Speak at its best | Cube Rules

Corporate Speak at its best | Cube Rules — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 00:15:34 +0000

[...] A great example of Corporate humor can be found on Jason Alba’s Jibber Jobber blog — the Company Year-end Letter (or, Here’s Your Pink Slip). [...]

By: Deb Dib

Deb Dib — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 23:42:12 +0000

Jason, brilliant post. Once again, you’ve delivered a “reality check” gift to your readers.

Today it really is a all about being “the CEO of Company You” — and those who work hard at keeping their companies in business while neglecting Company You will likely be scrambling to regroup after a layoff at some time in their careers. It’s hard, because we’re trained to give 100+% to our jobs — and with long hours, family ties, long commutes, etc, it is hard to look past our present “nose to the grindstone” — but it has to be done.

Deb Dib, the CEO Coach
http://www.executivepowerbrand.com / http://www.linkedin.com/in/debdib
“Unabashedly passionate about helping visionary, gutsy, fun leaders with a conscience build great careers, mold great companies, and even change the world a bit!”

By: Fred

Fred — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:43:59 +0000

Great article and comments. We must be proactive all the time with our networking, personal branding, and managing our OWN careers. The truth is your companies really don’t care about your career plans if they doesn’t fit in with their plans. My own network is 100 times stronger than it was two years ago and I plan to continue to strengthen it and manage my own career.

By: David Sandusky

David Sandusky — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 16:17:05 +0000

I hope the real lesson from this post is the responsibility swing to the employee for own career strategies.

Many of us get a heavy increase in activity this time of year, but if you really look at the motivations, it is increased goals for more business and responsibility — it is very positive and encouraging, exciting times. leads me to the other lesson I hope taken from Jason’s post. You are doomed if you only think ahead during New Years – true for all your resolutions. Be authentic with your leadership and development and create into the unknown all year long. Make it a great ‘08!

By: Laid Off: Happy Holidays to You | Cube Rules

Laid Off: Happy Holidays to You | Cube Rules — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:08:14 +0000

[...] Receive articles automatically: subscribe through an RSS Feed or by e-mail. Choose in the “Subscribe” box top right.Since news of my layoff from my employer on December 10th, I’ve had a number of people remark how cruel this was, especially since it was done with the end of the year holiday season right around the corner. [...]