At a dinner party a few weeks ago, a friend confided she was soon to be laid off from a job she loved, at a company where she’d worked for more than 25 years. She was adamant about how great it was going be to take some time off for the first time in her adult life. Full Story »
Posted by Kristin Gorski
just taken as it is, it is excellent—a well-written New York account of getting lucky after losing a job in a white-collar field that is imploding. But it is very class- and caste-specific. Not that many people in this field (including my relatives, actually) have been able to find secure free-lance or other, related jobs—or have partners with health insurance!, And years ago when I was laid off in publishing, eventually free-lancers were also out of luck as the economy worsened. The Post story is inspirational but classically "anecdotal": it does not speak to the experience of many or most in this recession/dpression, and certainly not to those in blue-collar industries. And the keyword links are ridiculous: no relation to MLK Jr or to Sullenberger! Finally IT IS NOT A NEWS STORY, so your rating system is irrelevant.
