Give Sheriff Freeman a pink slip Jul 14, 2008
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Published on: 07/14/08. A federal judge is furious with Fulton County Sheriff Myron Freeman, whose incompetence continues to drag down efforts to improve the county jail. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
More of this story Jul 8, 2008
Stephens said she will receive a pink slip after one year of working as the Elementary/Title I Supervisor. The position will be advertised and if she chooses to continue working in the position, she must re-interview for the job. (Atmore Advance, AL)
Your Career: Time is right to declutter Jul 8, 2008
Who wants to be sorting through piles of paper when theyre handed a pink slip and given five minutes to clean out their desk. Most people take personal items when they leave, says Tom Morris, a career outplacement expert who is hired by companies going through downsizings. (MSNBC -- Business)
Gauge your progress by updating the rsum Jul 7, 2008
In a tough economy and a competitive sales environment, we can find ourselves getting a pink slip from longtime clients and a no thank you from potential customers. Such an indirect downsizing can lead to the real thing if our sales aren t up to par. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
CoogFans 2008 C-USA Football Preview Jul 6, 2008
Coach Tommy West, who may get a pink slip if Memphis doesnt go bowling this year, works a lot with the defense, but he should focus on the offense this season. If a quarterback emerges, Memphis could make their fifth bowl in six years. (CoogFans.com)
PGA: Howell among first to be tested Jul 4, 2008
After signing for even-par 70, he was handed a pink slip. Howell was among the first players chosen for testing under the tour's Anti-Doping Program that went into effect this week. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Captain hits want ads after 27 years Jul 4, 2008
None of that not years of service or rank seemed to matter, Douglas and others said, when East Point officials handed out pink slips earlier this week and shut down Stations 1 and 5 ... Charles Kendrick, 44, who also received a pink slip, said he's hoping, too, but can't afford to wait until that day. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Legislature not the one to solve health care problem Jul 2, 2008
We agree with John Freeman, executive director of the ballot campaign, who told Gongwer, ``Too many people are one pink slip away from losing their health care, too many people don't have health care and too many businesses are going bankrupt because of the outrageously high cost of health care. . (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
WET, WACKY RACE: Five lessons from New Hampshire Jul 1, 2008
Now, with McMurray dropping to 24th in the standings -- seventh-best of the seven-car Roush/Yates Partnership -- there's more than enough reasons for him to get the pink slip. Heading to the site of his breathtaking win one year ago at Daytona this weekend, McMurray may need a repeat performance in order to save his job. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Best And Worst Cities For Unemployment Pay Jun 30, 2008
There's never anything good about being laid off, but if you lose your job in or , it'll be easier to cover food, health and home expenses than if your pink slip comes from a - or -based company. In the former, the maximum weekly payment covers 46. (Forbes)
Job and wage insecurities Jun 29, 2008
Deal realistically with the dreaded pink slip. Upon its presentation, negotiate with an employer on severance pay, outplacement services, medical insurance, etc. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Stay-cation Postcard Jun 28, 2008
Regional Recessions, Universal Dread (Wal-Mart Stores, Countrywide Financial, General Motors) at SmartMoney (SmartMoney)
The Color of Money: About to lose—or lost—a job? Jun 27, 2008
Let s start with some tips for folks who are still employed but who know they won t have a job for long. Here s how to prepare for that pink slip. If you haven t built up an adequate emergency fund, stop your retirement contributions. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
This office hottie needs to look beyond the water cooler for love Jun 27, 2008
Or maybe he's the one afraid, wisely, to "dip his pen in company ink." Maybe he's frightened of all the trouble it could lead to - and pardon me for saying so, madam, but you sound like Trouble with a capital T and that rhymes with P, which stands for Pink Slip. No, I would say, rather than look upon your co-workers as a dating pool, you need to get out there and find your next boyfriend the old-fashioned way: at night. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
NASA: Shuttle Shutdown Will Cost 4,000 Jobs Jun 25, 2008
"The last thing we need to do is to lose this tremendous work force, to put people out of work, give them a pink slip, while at the same time we're generating jobs in Russia to accomplish the same mission," Martinez said. "It's shortsighted. It makes no sense. We need to reverse it.". (Fox News)
Trujillo's $33,000 light show Jun 25, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Skip directly to: Search Box, , , Text Version. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
LIfe ON THE DIAMOND’S EDGE Jun 24, 2008
Even today, he said, he feels like every year could be his last, since people leave the organization either on a stretcher or holding a pink slip. But he s defied those expectations since he took the post in 1998 and began working directly under The Boss, controversial Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, about whom Mr. Cashman openly shared stories and fed the legend of the hard-to-work-for owner. (Scranton Times, PA)
Blue Jays give skipper a pink slip Jun 21, 2008
UPDATED: 07 :43 a.m. EDT, June 21, 2008. Associated Press Kelly Shoppach and Masa Kobayashi celebrate following the Indians' 6-4 win over the Dodgers Friday night. (Cleveland.com -- Sports)
What's behind the liberal - conservative ideological divide in America? Jun 21, 2008
As you all probably know, I grew up in a teeny tiny middle-of-nowhere town and when the one large employer moved out, people DID get angry and bitter ( 19 years of loyalty and all they give me is a pink slip. and the church services WERE better attended. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Ric Bucher's 2008 mock draft and more Jun 20, 2008
ORLANDO MAGIC: CHASE BUDINGER, SG, ARIZONAWHAT THE TEAM GETS: A TOP RESERVEIn case J.J. Redick didn't get the memo about his future in Orlando, he should consider this his pink slip. 23. (ESPN -- Golf News)
Sadollah, Dollaway to square off for TUF title Jun 20, 2008
In other action on Saturday night, middleweights Evan Tanner and Kendall Grove will square off with the loser possibly earning a pink slip. Grove has 00002642 suffered two straight knockout losses, falling to Patrick Cote and Jorge Rivera, while the 37-year-old Tanner returned to the UFC in March after a nearly two-year layoff, but was knocked out by Yushin Okami. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Empathy deficit disorder -- do you suffer from it? Jun 20, 2008
He explained to me that my dearest friend was humiliated by receiving a pink slip, feared she might be incompetent at everything she tried, and, because of me, felt utterly alone. I was, LaBier tells me, "catastrophically unempathetic" to Lisa. (CNN -- US)
Surviving a job layoff Jun 20, 2008
Think one of you will be laid off at work, or have you already gotten the pink slip. Needless to say, it's one of life's most unpleasant experiences. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Medical pot law needs a fix Jun 20, 2008
If you don't get, say, 7 hours, it's a pink slip for you. " *Member ID: *Password: Remember login?( You must be loggedin to comment.It's free and quick! | | | | | | | | | | | Copyright ? 2008 , A subsidiary. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Right back to work for Celtics' Ainge Jun 19, 2008
Until his master strokes last offseason, most thought Ainge's blueprint for success was a pink slip waiting to happen. "I understand how people will be," Ainge said. (Boston Globe)
Tiger fans fear end of season, era Jun 19, 2008
I almost received a pink slip for watching the Open while at work, and now I have had that temptation removed for at least 10 months. Hope he recovers well, or the PGA may be taken completely out of my channel guide. (ESPN -- Golf)
YOU'RE FIRED: Memories of some odd exterminations from the past Jun 19, 2008
Take for example former Chicago Blackhawks coach Billy Reay, whose pink slip was literally shoved under his apartment door. The note came from owner Bill Wirtz, who dismissed the 13-year Chicago coach from the organization altogether just three days before Christmas in 1976. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
Water police crack down Jun 18, 2008
If you find a pink slip taped to your front door, you better pay attention. About 700 Columbia County water customers have been cited in recent weeks for violating water restrictions. (The Augusta Chronicle)
GM spins and falls flat on his face Jun 18, 2008
The GM has no fall guy now, and if the Mets continue this slide, he will be the next one to get the pink slip -- or, with this sad organization, the dreaded 3:14 a.m. e-mail. "I feel we have a championship team," Minaya insisted again yesterday. (NJ.com -- Sports)
Commentary: NASCAR faces uphill battle in harassment case Jun 17, 2008
There are people that are going to say if Grant was exposed to such an unprofessional setting on a daily basis why come out now and throw NASCAR under the bus after she was given a pink slip. However, in her lawsuit Grant claimed to have complained on numerous occasions about the horrible treatment of her white male co-workers. (Rockingham Daily Journal, NC)
CWS, Open make for awesome TV Jun 17, 2008
When you read that Carter Strickland has left the AJC to pursue other opportunities, that means that Carter was called into his boss office and given the opportunity to resign rather than being given a pink slip. He was not allowed to transfer to another assignment. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
If facing layoff, cut expenses, make minimum payments Jun 15, 2008
Let's start with some tips for folks who still are employed but who know they won't have a job for long. Here's how to prepare for that pink slip: If you haven't built up an adequate emergency fund, stop your retirement contributions. When faced with monthly bills and no paychecks, you need to stockpile as much cash as possible. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
Joltin' Joe has left Martinez waterfront Jun 15, 2008
" The Joltin' Joe was bestowed upon DiMaggio in 1949 in a ceremony at Yankee Stadium by fans grateful for his monster season (one of many) the year before, when he hit 39 homers and posted a .320 batting average. Gracefully crafted of first-class materials, the vessel was one of the premier boats of its day, capable of hitting 33 mph and looking classy doing it. DiMaggio, however, was never much of a boat fan, despite his family's fishing heritage. He loaned the craft in the 1960s to his... (San Francisco Chronicle)
One pink slip away from disaster Jun 14, 2008
Globe and Mail Update. June 12, 2008 at 6:00 AM EDT. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
GenX Files: Looking on the bright side of a pink slip Jun 14, 2008
It was the third time in two years she faced a pink slip. And it was the third time in two years she took time, after working 10- to 12-hour days each week, to visit me on the Cape. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Is the Journal Getting Better? Jun 14, 2008
Back in , I griped about how Rupert Murdoch, having just won the pink slip to the Wall Street Journal, was already ruining it. I based my riff on an e-mail observation from my friend , in which he noted that the Journal had abandoned its tight focus on business and was now larding its pages with mediocre political and international coverage. (Slate)
Late to work Jun 12, 2008
Of course, some managers feel differently and will hand you a pink slip if you're late several times within a year. Use your imagination. (CNN)
The iPhone Gets Faster and Cheaper Jun 10, 2008
"This straddles that real estate between luxury and need-to-have for a certain segment of the population; they'll have a credit card in one hand and a pink slip in the other," said , an analyst at , a research firm. Shahid Khan, an analyst at IBB Consulting Group, said cellphone users typically replace their phones every one to two years and may consider the iPhone at its lower prices when they are ready to buy. (Washington Post)
Did this worker's past cause his firing? Jun 9, 2008
That's why he felt blindsided when he was handed a pink slip. Sean Thomas worked at the Granger Lumber-Hardware warehouse on Lane Avenue for two years. (Florida Times-Union)
Malaysians turn to Internet for fuel hike Jun 8, 2008
A post on apanama blog said "it was a matter of time before Abdullah was given the proverbial pink slip in UMNO" or the United Malays National Organisation. Some have taken the battle into the government's camp. (India Times)
MUIR: The top candidates to fill this summer's coaching vacancies Jun 7, 2008
There's a chance that Tampa Bay's John Tortorella, who just returned from a stint coaching Team USA, may yet open his locker to find a pink slip. So, too, could Peter Laviolette, whose Hurricanes melted down in the season's final week to give away what looked like a certain playoff spot. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NHL)
The Color of Money: ‘Don’t be afraid of making less money’ Jun 6, 2008
Use your layoff or pending pink slip to start that business you always wanted to own. As the Blanchards write, You can respond to life s events as they occur, or you can take charge and create your own circumstances. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
NFL's worst? Jun 5, 2008
Coach Dick Nolan lasted 12 games before getting the pink slip. Perhaps the ultimate insult came from the fans, who famously wore bags over their heads at the Superdome and referred to the team then in the midst of its 14th consecutive non-winning season (the Saints wouldn't finish above. (USA Today -- Sports)
$6.36B schools budget passes, local officials pleased Jun 3, 2008
Many systems across the state weren't as fortunate as those in Covington County as not only the lack of a budget, but also a cut in funding forced systems, to pink slip teachers. None of the three systems in the county pink slipped any teachers; however, McAnulty voiced a need for caution. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Medical bills force families into fundraising Jun 1, 2008
"We are one pink slip away from losing our health benefits," said Wolfson, who is a professor of law at Stetson University College of Law. "For a serious health care event, you are talking tens of thousands and very few of us are in a position to handle that."Our society hasn't provided sufficient coverage for that event even under traditional health care plans," he added.Local hospitals are seeing a rise in the number qualifying for indigent health care -- and those who don't pay their bill. In... (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Reardon Victim Goes Public, Blasts St. Francis Hospital Jun 1, 2008
Later, I was called into the office and handed a pink slip ... I handed her the pink slip. (FOX61, CT)
Alabama Southern prepares for state budget cut May 31, 2008
Mance has seen the other side of the pink slip slip as well. After spending four years on the faculty at the University of North Alabama, a year of severe budget cuts and later proration meant she and a significant number of fellow faculty members did not get their contracts renewed. (Demopolis Times, AL)
Schools continue to deal with budget cuts (318) May 31, 2008
Published: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9:06 AM CDT Russellville Schools Superintendent Roger Cook had managed to avoid handing out pink slips during his first two years on the job ... Cook hopes that most of those who received a pink slip will have a job with the Russellville Schools next year ... If employees of a school district are not given a pink slip by May 15 each year, they automatically roll over to the next year. (Russellville News Democrat Leader, KY)
Usher denies firing his mother May 30, 2008
Usher tells Vibe magazine's July edition, "(I paid her) the ultimate compliment - to retire her to be a full-time grandmother. My mother and I decided to change her situation. There was a conversation. I didn't write her a letter or pink slip her.". The 29-year-old star admits the split was hard for him, but necessary for his career: "I hurt more than anything over these last two years when I felt my mother didn't really embrace my situation. My mother is an aggressive person. She makes hard... (WOKR13 Rochester)
National Lampoon and Dice.com Roll Out a Cast of Characters in New WebTV Series, ''National Lampoon's The Lemmings'' on maniaTV.com May 30, 2008
The recurring character, known as Dice Man will be seamlessly integrated into comedy skits as a super-hero who saves people from taking jobs for which they are over-qualified, helps people find fulfilling employment and assists companies in search of valuable talent; all while fighting against the evil antagonist, Doctor Drudgery, and his henchmen Pink Slip and Dead End. The debut show, which premiered Monday, May 19th, 2008 on maniaTV, featured first-of-a-kind interactive elements that take the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
One Historic Ride May 29, 2008
The 1946 "pink slip" identified the vehicle as the "Conrad Special Racer.". Wels told the Taylors he bought it years earlier from a used-car dealer in Artesia, a small city in southeast Los Angeles County. (Modesto Bee, CA)
Bear's Sketchy Leader Has A Sidewalk Portrait May 29, 2008
Doug K., who didn't want to give his last name and whose career with Bear ends next month, had a cheerier attitude toward his pink slip. "I'm a Bear Sterns employee, or I was a Bear Stearns employee. Now I get the summer off," he said with a grin. (New York Post -- Business)
Protesters shout at Bush, McCain May 28, 2008
Activists mocked a man wearing a Bush mask as members of Code Pink, a non-profit women's peace group, wrangled a lacy pink slip over his business suit. "If I did my job as poorly as this man did his job, I would be fired in a minute," Lisa Blank of Code Pink told a gathering of about 300 people at Cesar Chavez Memorial Plaza in central Phoenix. (AZCentral -- News)
Chelsea fires Grant 3 days after Champs final May 26, 2008
Second just not good enough: Chelsea hands pink slip to Grant. Story Highlights. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all May 24, 2008
The main concern of the AEA seems to have been "pink slips." It seems that teachers not under tenure might have to be dismissed with pink slips if the budget did not pass ... I don't know if he will have to receive a pink slip, too ... It seems only fair, though, that if a teacher who has taught in the Andalusia City Schools for two years must be let go, technically, then a newly hired teacher or coach, who has not even taught a month in this system, should also receive a pink slip. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Avoiding the ax May 24, 2008
Human-resource managers offer tips to make a pink slip less likely. Duane Hoffmann / msnbc. (MSNBC -- Business)
Matter of time? May 23, 2008
Things don't begin to turn, those won't only be rumors about a pink slip. The Brewers will have no choice but to decide that if they want to move to that next level, it will have to be with a different manager. (CBS News)
Why did you get dumped? May 23, 2008
I wondered if the people they were talking about had any idea why they were given a pink slip. Single people get the walking papers for the most random, strange, or utterly justifiable reasons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Fans speed to track for 'Pinks' day May 23, 2008
It's a spin-off of the original Pinks series, which saw two drivers compete in a "lose the race, lose your ride" pink slip race. The show is the brainchild of its star, Rich Christensen, who runs as wide open as a V-8 engine on nitrous oxide. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Antonio Williams May 21, 2008
Current Harvard coach Tommy Amaker seemed to land on his feet after receiving his pink slip from Michigan. However, Harvard currently finds itself battling allegations of improper contact with recruits. (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Fontes contract to cost taxpayers more than $265K May 21, 2008
After Kramer's defeat at the polls the city hired one of Southern Arizona's largest CPA firms, Beach Fleischman and Co., to come in and do the job after the consultants were given the pink slip. Summing up the sentiment at the time and referring to one of the consultants in particular, Deputy City Manager John E. Kissinger said in a May 2007 interview, "This time we will not have consultants who fall asleep during city council meetings and never seem to be able to finish what they were hired to... (Nogales International, AZ)
Sharpen your pencil, Mr. McGuinty May 18, 2008
(A cynic, scrambling for his calculator, would point out that that's $61,400 for every pink slip. . (Globe and Mail)
Protest targets housing board May 17, 2008
"No one had an interruption in pay, no one had an interruption of benefits and no one ever received a pink slip," he said. Avery likened the job situation to a Greenville police officer making the decision to become a firefighter. (The Daily Reflector)
Schools worried about budget May 15, 2008
"Not having a budget by the end of school could place a number of systems in a position in which they could be required to pink slip employees because state law requires employees be notified by the end of the school year of their employment status," said Opp's newly appointed superintendent Michael Smithart. Covington County superintendent Sharon Dye said if the budget is not passed, it will mean looking for additional sources for funding. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Like There's No Tomorrow May 15, 2008
For some people, taking the opposite approach works better: visualizing the dire consequences of continued delaya reprimand from the boss and the specter of a pink slip. Magnifying the costs of delayed action is a tactic often employed by public-health officials trying to get people to resist behaviors with short-term allure and long-term danger. (Slate)
