Archives
August 2006
8/31/06
8/31/06
8/31/06
8/31/06
8/31/06
8/30/06
8/30/06
8/30/06
8/30/06
8/30/06
8/30/06
8/29/06
8/29/06
8/29/06
8/29/06
8/29/06
8/29/06
8/28/06
8/28/06
8/27/06
8/26/06
8/25/06
8/24/06
8/24/06
8/23/06
8/22/06
8/22/06
8/21/06
8/21/06
8/21/06
8/20/06
8/20/06
8/19/06
8/19/06
8/18/06
8/18/06
8/17/06
8/17/06
8/17/06
8/17/06
8/17/06
8/16/06
8/16/06
Bad Advice From Mean People
8/16/06
8/16/06
8/16/06
8/15/06
8/15/06
8/15/06
8/15/06
8/15/06
8/14/06
8/14/06
8/14/06
8/14/06
8/14/06
8/13/06
8/13/06
8/12/06
8/12/06
8/11/06
8/11/06
8/11/06
8/11/06
8/11/06
8/10/06
8/10/06
8/10/06
8/10/06
8/10/06
8/9/06
8/9/06
8/9/06
8/9/06
8/9/06
8/8/06
8/8/06
8/8/06
8/7/06
8/7/06
8/7/06
8/7/06
8/7/06
8/6/06
8/6/06
8/5/06
8/5/06
8/4/06
8/4/06
8/4/06
8/4/06
8/4/06
8/3/06
8/3/06
8/3/06
8/3/06
8/3/06
8/2/06
8/2/06
8/2/06
8/2/06
8/2/06
8/1/06
8/1/06
8/1/06
8/1/06
8/1/06
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
7:59:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
This is one of those priceless moments of corporate cluelessness:
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. advised workers to fish in the trash for things they like or take their dates for a walk in the woods in a move to help workers facing the ax to save money.
The No. 5 U.S. carrier, which has slashed most employees' pay and is looking to cut jobs as it prepares to exit bankruptcy, put the tips in a booklet handed out to about 50 workers and posted for a time on its employee Web site.
The four-page booklet, "Preparing for a Financial Setback" contained suggestions such as shopping in thrift stores, taking "a date for a walk along the beach or in the woods" and not being "shy about pulling something you like out of the trash."
Yes, there's nothing like suggesting trash-picking to make people feel better about being laid-off. I think Northwest should add one other person to their "get fired" list -- the person who thought up this particular list. I'm sure they'll enjoy their own trash-picking adventure.
(hat tip: Boing Boing)
Written by johnmscalzi Blog about this entry |
Add to del.icio.us | 
digg this
7:59:00 PM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Bad Advice From Mean People
This is one of those priceless moments of corporate cluelessness:
Bankrupt Northwest Airlines Corp. advised workers to fish in the trash for things they like or take their dates for a walk in the woods in a move to help workers facing the ax to save money.
The No. 5 U.S. carrier, which has slashed most employees' pay and is looking to cut jobs as it prepares to exit bankruptcy, put the tips in a booklet handed out to about 50 workers and posted for a time on its employee Web site.
The four-page booklet, "Preparing for a Financial Setback" contained suggestions such as shopping in thrift stores, taking "a date for a walk along the beach or in the woods" and not being "shy about pulling something you like out of the trash."
Yes, there's nothing like suggesting trash-picking to make people feel better about being laid-off. I think Northwest should add one other person to their "get fired" list -- the person who thought up this particular list. I'm sure they'll enjoy their own trash-picking adventure.
(hat tip: Boing Boing)
Written by johnmscalzi Blog about this entry |
Add to del.icio.us | digg this
This entry has 7 comments: (Add your own)
-
You think that guy even takes out his own trash?
-
Ah, the compassion of corporate America. Just chokes ya up, doesn't it?
Kathy http://journals.aol.com/kaydeejay5449/Yadayadayada/ -
If they cut some of the fat out of their corporate budget (officers salaries for one) they could afford to hire a decent PR rep who would make sure that this booklet was burned at high noon in a public place. What the hell were they thinking? Sandi
-
I bet peanut theft goes up like a SCUD missile in the weeks before the layoffs.
There aren't many people I'd wish Sasquatch Rape on, but whoever wrote that list deserves it hard and with no foreplay whatsoever.
8/17/06 11:33 AM