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Employee Termination

You've Got Problems!

A brief history of AOL's misfortunes.READ MORE

Top Jobs 2008: A Guide to Layoff Survival

FastCompany.com offers you a guide to layoff survival and the job search. From the practical to the philosophical, get expert tips on how to survive the fall, and get back in the game. READ MORE

More or Less

Readers respond to our Web-exclusive series about layoffs with harrowing anecdotes, harsh criticism, and hard-boiled advice. Join the debate online now.READ MORE

Six Ways to Slow Down Smart

How do people accustomed to life in the fast lane handle slower times -- and prepare for the next cycle of growth? Grab a cup of decaf and read through this advice.READ MORE

Making the Cut: Managing the Layoff Process

It seems as if some manager introduces another wrong way to lay off faithful employees every day. Shoot 'em an email. Call their names over the intercom. Order some poor subordinate to deliver the news before canning him as well. ...READ MORE

Virtual Interview

Pick up a copy of Best Answers to the 201 Most Frequently Asked Interview Questions, and all you can do before your next interview is practice at the mirror. Go to InterviewTrue.com, and, with a Webcam and PC, you'll be able to ...READ MORE

Into Thin Air

Maybe offshoring is good for the economy in the long run. Maybe it will boost productivity and save companies. But it's causing real pain to real people. And they never thought it would happen to them.READ MORE

High-tech Achiever: Netflix

At Netflix, the secret sauce is software.READ MORE

Water Cooler: Help Wanted

The Fast Company roundup of what you'll be talking about this month when you talk about work.READ MORE

Employee Innovator: USAA

Happy employees mean happy customers--a lesson learned from USAA's generous perks and receptive atmosphere.READ MORE

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ MORE

Surviving the Corporate Hook

So it finally happened to you. You went to lunch employed and came back to a cardboard box full of your kids' pictures and your Rolodex. Here are some of David Pottruck's strategies for working through the pain.READ MORE

The Fall and Rise of David Pottruck

One day, David Pottruck was CEO of a major company. The next, he was out on his ear. What's it like to lose it all -- and how do you get is back again?READ MORE

Sunrise, Sunset

This month's CEO See-Ya!: Scott G. McNealy, CEO of Sun Microsystems.READ MORE

Think Like a Peon

Five tips for managers who've forgotten what it's like to be at the bottom of the ladder.READ MORE

The Corporate Shrink

How to cope with the guilt of firing a coworker.READ MORE

Feedback

Letters. Updates. Advice.READ MORE

The Brand Called Us

This month's letter from the editor.READ MORE

Office Handbook

Chapter 18: Foreign Replacements.READ MORE

Moment of Truth?

Report From the Past.READ MORE