Returning to CNN’s list of the “Dumbest Moments in Business,” otherwise dominated by Wal-Mart, here is a clip that highlights some pretty obnoxious ways people have been laid off in the past year. It’s nice to see CNN completely stealing VH1’s “Best Week Ever”/’every other show it produces’ format. The sad thing is that the actual corporate events are way funnier than the commentary. The clip details the Northwest Airlines ‘How to be an efficient homeless person’ guide distributed to former employees and Bank of America’s mandatory (in the sense that getting your severance is “mandatory”) training of outsourced replacements.
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Posted by Greenwich Academy, Jan 31, 2007 2:57PM
"Dumb"? I'm not sure. I imagine Northwest Airlines' "101 Ways to Save Money" guide, distributed to laid-off employees, could be quite useful, particularly if you've been fired. Or if you write for a financial blog.