Out-of-Work out on Long Island
What it's like to be unemployed and living on Long Island.
Letting People Go
In the small business section of the Times, a business owner discusses what it's like to fire someone.
I have both been let go, and have let people go.
It’s Not Easy to Get Back Up After You’ve Fallen
A profile of some middle class people who went from having stable jobs before the recession, to losing their homes and sleeping in their cars, and having to psychologically adjust to becoming homeless after the economy tanked
Pay No Attention to Those Jobs Numbers
On the first Friday of every month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases its new unemployment numbers, and media outlets grab those numbers and broadcast them immediately (I've been guilty of this).
Who Would You Fire?
Say you have four employees in front of you and you have to get rid of one. Which one would you fire?
