I had a career change in midlife, but I remember well my advertising years, when we had up to a 10% cut every winter, just before Christmas, and in the Spring.  We also suffered through job cuts when we lost an account.  I still recall the Burger King firings, when we lost the account and the company fired one person for every million dollars the account generated.  At the time, that totaled close to 200 people.  The creative director fired each staff member personally, going to their office.  He walked around, like the angel of death, firing employees.  I was spared but I lost a number of work friends.  The moral of survivors was bad, and the agency bought everyone a potted plant with a note.  Yes, it was brutal, but the company handled it in the best way possible.  That's what companies owe employees.  Those who see employees as disposable and can't even fire someone to their face, they are setting themselves up for longer term problems.  I would never work for a corporation that would treat me in such a callous manner.  And fyi,  I would never date someone who broke up via text.  Honestly, both represent a pretty low bar.

I had a career change in midlife, but I remember well my advertising years, when we had up to a 10% cut every winter, just before Christmas, and in the Spring.  We also suffered through job cuts when we lost an account.  I still recall the Burger King firings, when we lost the account and the company fired one person for every million dollars the account generated.  At the time, that totaled close to 200 people.  The creative director fired each staff member personally, going to their office.  He walked around, like the angel of death, firing employees.  I was spared but I lost a number of work friends.  The moral of survivors was bad, and the agency bought everyone a potted plant with a note.  Yes, it was brutal, but the company handled it in the best way possible.  That's what companies owe employees.  Those who see employees as disposable and can't even fire someone to their face, they are setting themselves up for longer term problems.  I would never work for a corporation that would treat me in such a callous manner.  And fyi,  I would never date someone who broke up via text.  Honestly, both represent a pretty low bar.

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