On Feb 28, 2005, at 1:18 PM, Chet Gardiner wrote:
>> TR: 3500 people lost their jobs.
> CG: I HATE that term. These people didn't "lose their jobs".
They lost their jobs, just as they would lose their wallet if it was
stolen, or lose their lives if struck by an airplane. I don't feel the
phrase is a matter of political correctness, like "being made
redundant" or "RIFfed." They were fired, laid off, terminated and/or
forced to relocate when the parent company closed down this business.
They lost. I lost my job.
One of the best things that ever happened to me, btw. Hope yours turns
out similarly.
Ted Roche
Ted Roche & Associates, LLC
http://www.tedroche.com
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