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The New Normal: Employee, Consultant and back again
The New Normal: Employee, Consultant and back again by Kate Wendleton For decades, we have been reminding clients that all positions are temporary. You may receive a W-2 at year-end, a 1099, or both—but no work you do is permanent. Sometimes, a… Read more
Just Lose Your Job? You May Be Better Off Than You Think
by Elizabeth T. Hill, Esq. Job loss—especially sudden, unexpected job loss—is traumatic. Part of the trauma is money panic: terror that you won’t have enough money to pay the bills. A few weeks or months of severance might soften the blow,… Read more
How to Get Fired; A Review of Smart Exit Strategies
by David Madison, Ph.D., Director, The National Guild of Five O’Clock Club Career Coaches Let’s see, you could throw a drink in your manager’s face at the company picnic. Or perhaps arrive at the office wearing your pajamas. Every morning at… Read more
Will You Get the Right Kind of Outplacement?
Forget the desk and phone. There’s a myth in outplacement circles that a terminated employee just needs a desk, phone and minimal career counseling. Our experience clearly shows that downsized workers need qualified, reliable counseling more than… Read more
Need Help Negotiating Your Outplacement or Severance?
by David Madison, Ph.D. If you are a professional, manager or executive and think you are about to lose your job, read Get What’s Coming to You. to find out how to negotiate your severance with your employer and how to choose the outplacement… Read more
Severance: Get What’s Coming To You
by Kate Wendleton Case Study: Beth Short-Timer Gets Outplacement Beth had worked at Intelliger for less than two years, including working only two days a week for the past month. The company wanted her to leave, but stay on for another month to… Read more
Get What’s Coming To You: Negotiate the Best Possible Severance Package
by Kate Wendleton The Five O’Clock Club product is much better, far more useful, than my outplacement package. -a Five O’Clock Club Member The Club meetings kept the juices flowing. You meet with people weekly, you’re told what to do, what not… Read more
Firing with Compassion — and Compensation — Outplacement is Even More Necessary in Today’s Workplace
by Kate Wendleton The firings will continue, but do they have to be so mean? When downsizing began a few decades ago, managers were advised to use a “surgical” approach when letting employees go. No warmth was shown for a person who spent twenty… Read more