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[...] may or may not remember my first “Huzzah! I was unceremoniously laid off, too!” guest post here at PFTA back in April, ‘09. No worries if you don’t; feels like thirty years ago. Which [...]

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The secret statistic. « Rude Man on Ice — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 00:13:28 +0000

[...] urge to publicly bare their lives and souls in these uncertain times. But I’ve received a lot of advice from unemployed professionals who have ventured before me into the land of the unemployed and maybe the best tip has been to keep [...]

By: Priya

Priya — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:23:45 +0000

great post Mark – you are so talented and you definitely have a lot of great things to look forward to. See you soon!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:38:49 +0000

Thanks for the comments, all. While I don’t recall foaming at the mouth while writing, apparently it did qualify as a rant. Wasn’t intended as such but, hey, I’ll take it. Again, good luck, everyone.

By: Paul DeMars

Paul DeMars — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:23:56 +0000

Great rant, indeed; who knew my plush bathrobe had a dark side?

And, no problem re: the length as I do have the the time, after all!

Great advice, this: what ever one does for comfort, make sure it’s soul enriching. My current struggle is the little bit of guilty delight I find in my former employer (an online publisher) really not doing well at all.

Thanks for the reminders about the benifits of face-to-face meetings, too. After a shower & shave, of course!

By: JACKIE MEYER

JACKIE MEYER — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 18:43:35 +0000

I feel like this is an Arnold love-fest.

Mark, you are 100% right on all accounts. I have to admit I found myself sucked into a “John & Kate plus 8″ marathon. No good can come of it.

But I’m young, ready and anxious to get back out there. Wherever “there” may be.

By: Stan Gnomor

Stan Gnomor — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:53:55 +0000

Great post/rant Mark,

Who among us hasn’t felt the “Costanza” (shrinkage) of confidence that occurs every time the “haves” completely ignore our increasingly desperate inquiries?

And you’ve only been out two weeks! Wait until it stretches to months (and I know a few who have been out a year).

OK, gotta run, there’s a triple feature of “On Golden Blonde”, “White Men Can’t Hump” and “How Stella Got Her Tube Packed” starting on the porn channel and I just opened a package of cookie dough.

What was that about a Ziploc?

By: Lisa Sanchez

Lisa Sanchez — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:57:37 +0000

Just wanted to say that I loved this post. I also did the fung wah thing for the first time a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised. I was on my way from Boston to New York, making an extra effort to show my interest in a graduate program (trying to “bash through that opening,” as you said)– and it really worked!

By: Mark

Mark — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:41:13 +0000

Mark – You are the wind beneath my wings. And yes I mean that in a gay way. Nice rant.

By: Mary Webb

Mary Webb — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:34:19 +0000

An AD just emailed me her latest work. I like it and I told her so — thanks to this post. I only wish I could offer her more. Thanks Mark (and Dotsy and Jamie). I feel like an outsider because I’m still on the inside, but maybe this advice is just as relevant to the lucky few who are still employed.