TMI: I’ve been Fired AND Laid off
When life deals you lemons, you make lemonade. Right?
We’ve all heard the stories of famous people who made it big. But then we find out that most of them have either lost it all, gone bankrupt or fired in the past. The stories are everywhere.
So why does it hurt so much for us? Why can’t we see the silver lining?
I always thought I’d never be the one to get fired or laid off. Until it happened. Ouch. I had worked my way up the corporate ladder to be a senior creative director for a big agency. Then I decided that it was time to move on to another challenge.
I took a Director of Marketing position with a young up-and-coming technology...