About Today: Are You in Danger of Being Fired?

Today In the Spotlight | More Topics |   from Jen Hubley A friend of mine, whom I will leave nameless to protect the neurotic, is always totally sure that she's about to be fired. As you can imagine, the current climate is not helping with this at all.   In the Spotlight In Danger of Getting Fired or Laid Off? About once a day, I get an IM from her asking me if I think today is the day her personal financial situation comes crashing down. I pretty much stick to my usual Pollyanna-ish outlook and tell her absolutely not.              More Topics Experience Barack Obama's Hawaii Hawaii / South Pacific Travel Could Oprah Really Be "Cured" of Thyroid Disease? Thyroid Disease 10 Common Herb Garden Mistakes Herb Gardens Get Ready for American Idol's 8th Season Reality TV Makeup Ideas from the Golden Globes Makeup 5 Best Inaugural Addresses 19th Century History Are Your Resolutions Too Expensive? Money in Your 20s Unemployment May Rise Above 9% in 2009 Then I read the news and consider joining her on the crazy train. Seriously? I'm thinking I'll start my own financial paper and call it the "Chicken Little Daily AHHHH!"   How to Handle Being Fired The fact is, though, very few of us make it through our whole career (or all five or six careers the average person has in her life) without getting laid off. So it seems like the soundest policy to hope for the best and plan for the worst.     Sponsored Links   Best Moves in a Bad Economy Save & Invest the Right Way Find out how to beat a bear market, make smart choices, and keep your cool even when the economy is unpredictable. Today Ads CNBC Financial News Gold Investment News Receive Unemployment Financial Newspaper Investment Newspaper Advertisement     Visit Related About GuideSites: Arts & Entertainment Automotive Careers Citysearch Cities & Towns Computing & Technology Education Food & Drink Health & Fitness History Hobbies & Games Homework Help House & Home Industry & Business Magazines Money News & Issues Parenting & Family People & Relationships Religion & Spirituality Shopping & Style Small Business Sports Teens Travel Search About      Sign up for more free newsletters on favorite topics. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Today newsletter as fpac.rangola@BLOGGER.COM. If you wish to change or remove your email address, please visit: http://www.about.com/nl/usgs.htm?nl=todaysl&e=fpac.rangola@BLOGGER.COM About respects your privacy. Our Privacy Policy. Our Contact Information. 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2008 About, Inc.