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“I get all fired up about aging in America.”

America Fire Aging Birthday Downsizing 30th Birthday Fired Up

“I only know that I fired twice, or perhaps several times, without knowing whether I had hit or missed”

“The company calls it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing.' My own informal "Name the Layoff" contest produced some other euphemisms: Retroactive Hiring Freeze, Resume Revision Days, Amway Opportunity Time, and Corporation Lite.”

Opportunity Names My Own Company Marketing Corporations Insightful Contests Freeze Hiring Resumes Revision Euphemism Downsizing Layoff Amway

Author:Dale Dauten

“In this remarkable time for the world, I refuse to believe it's time to stop believing in the possibilities of our remarkable country. I refuse to accept the downsizing of the American Dream. I refuse to bet against American entrepreneurial spirit and American ingenuity.The competition's tough, and it requires us to be tougher - tough-minded, never hard hearted.”

“Then, in the 1980's, came the paroxysm of downsizing, and the very nature of the corporation was thrown into doubt. In what began almost as a fad and quickly matured into an unshakable habit, companies were 'restructuring,' 'reengineering,' and generally cutting as many jobs as possible, white collar as well as blue . . . The New York Times captured the new corporate order succinctly in 1987, reporting that... 'All such allegiances are viewed as expendable under the new rules. With survival at stake, only market leadership, strong profits and a high stock price can be allowed to matter'.”

“I think re-engineering or restructuring or downsizing or rightsizing or whatever you want to call it, it's basically firing, has gone way too far. Employees, as I've talked to them across the country, feel that they are not respected, they are not valued, they are worried about their jobs. They simply feel that the company is no longer loyal to them. Why should they be loyal to the company, they ask me. Why should I go the extra mile? Why should I care?”

“Best Buy. I heard recently they are downsizing and I got sad! I remember when Circuit City was around, I never understood why people would shop there. I always thought Best Buy had a better selection and cheaper prices.”

People Remember Cities Heard Understood Shops Selection Remember When Cheaper Circuits Downsizing Best Buy

Author:Kerry King

“You never ask why you've been fired because if you do, they're liable to tell you.”

Ifs Asks Liable Downsizing

Author:Jerry Coleman

“I used to be a window cleaner. I got fired because I sometimes liked to drink the soapy water.”

Sometimes Used Water Drink Window Used To Be Cleaners Downsizing

Author:Jamelia

“I am still in shock and awe at being fired.”

Stills Fear Awe Shock Downsizing Shock And Awe

Author:Peter Arnett

“When I was fired from my post as General of the Fighter Arm, I was to give proof that this jet was a superior fighter. And that's when we did it. I think we did it.”

Thinking Giving Arms Proof Superiors Fighter Posts Jet Downsizing

Author:Adolf Galland

“If you don't win, you're going to be fired. If you do win, you've only put off the day you're going to be fired.”

Ifs Winning Baseball Downsizing

Book:Nice Guys Finish Last

Source: Nice Guys Finish Last

“I recruited my dad to be my bass player and fired him on several occasions. He stayed on as a bus driver.”

Player Dad My Dad Occasions Drivers Bus Bass Gamer Being A Dad Downsizing Bass Players Bus Driver

Author:Chely Wright

“In a 91-part series of sob stories from the laid off and the disgruntled, The NY Times is in the midst of bemoaning 'the downsizing of America' - better known as 'the whining of America.' The cause of all the heartache, in the esteemed newspaper of record's view, appears to be heartless corporate chieftains - as well as capitalism itself. Americans are moving forward, despite shackles. The shackles I am referring to are not NAFTA, not corporations. They are, instead, the barriers imposed by our own government.”

“Once the fired stone is out of the kiln, it is still possible to mentally reconstruct it in its original form.”

Stills Form Artist Stones Originals Reconstruction Downsizing

Author:Andy Goldsworthy

“Some actors get fired up by the sound of the audience. I just want to retreat.”

Want Actors Sound Audience Retreat Downsizing Fired Up

Author:Francesca Annis

“I'd fired anyone who was involved with Creed. I didn't want anything to do with the music business. The entire press and industry hated me, so what was the point?”

Want Industry Involved Presses Hated Creeds Music Business Downsizing

Author:Scott Stapp

“I have had hundreds of people work for me over the years, and I don't think I ever fired anybody.”

People Thinking Years Downsizing

Author:Tom T. Hall

“The real literary editors have mostly been fired. Those that remain are all 'bottom line' editors; everything depends on the money.”

Real Lines Depends Bottom Editors Bottom Line Downsizing

Author:Lawrence Ferlinghetti

“My agent said, "You aren't good enough for movies." I said, "You're fired."”

Said Enough Agents Good Enough Downsizing

Author:Sally Field

“Synaptic summation is the technical term used in neurophysiology for those instances in which some neuron C is fired only by a combination of neurons A and B.”

Used Term Instance Combination Neurons Downsizing

Author:Gregory Bateson

“The corporate killer downsizing is directly responsive to what the mutual funds have wanted.”

Wanted Economy Corporate Fund Mutual Killers Mutual Fund Downsizing

Author:Jim Cramer

“The British regulatory system was revised, so that bigger profits were encouraged, which removed the option of big spending on programming. Quality just fell off a cliff, and all the old hands either left or were fired for being too expensive.”

Hands Bigs Left Quality Bigger Profit British Spending Expensive Programming Cliffs Downsizing Jumping Off A Cliff

Author:Lee Child

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