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We started this blog to trade stories about losing our jobs and grappling with an increasingly sour labor market. Some of these stories are real doozies. But after a few months of free time and some really cool experiences that our busy schedules simply wouldn’t permit while we were working, our attitude toward this little gap in our resumes started changing. In short, we’ve been pleasantly surprised by our little turn of events.So rather than just commiserating about being unemployed, we're gonna make lemonade from the lemons. Don’t get us wrong. We don’t mean to make light of the gravity of being jobless. But we have enough to remind us of that, thank you very much. Besides, we think it would be fun to share our stories about losing one life-line and finding new and unexpected ones. So after regaling us with your own unemployment story, we would love to hear how you’re surviving, and even thriving in this dreadful economy. That’s what The Day Club is all about.So if, for whatever reason, you find yourself without gainful employment, we heartily welcome you to The Day Club. Have a look around and tell us what’s on your mind. We welcome your stories, thoughts, pictures, articles, connections, helpful hints and any other insights you may have about being in The Day Club.Email us at: thedayclub@gmail.com
It’s not like getting laid off and having to tell all your co-workers, friends, family and loved ones wasn’t bad enough. Leave it to FOX and the reality TV concept to ratchet up the humiliation factor by a couple more notches. You can read the details in the link below. The gist of the new show, Someone’s Gotta Go, is thus: A small business needs to cut personnel. But the boss doesn’t have the cahones to do the cutting him/herself. So the boss calls FOX, which promptly dispatches a TV crew to the scene of the crime (yes, what you are about to witness is a crime.) They then notify the hapless employees of said small business that cuts must be made, and leave it up to the workers themselves to vote someone off the island. 
Nothing says ‘classy’ like forcing colleagues to turn on each other; nothing says ‘take charge’ like ducking the dirty work. Usually when you get laid off, you can take consolation in the notion that it was ‘the man’ or ‘the machine’ that did it to you. And your ever-supportive soon-to-be former colleagues are there for you, shaking their fists and cursing the system in unison. Ha! Not in this show. They’re the ones firing you, on national TV, to boot (pun intended.) Break a leg, people! I feel just a tiny bit guilty admitting that this show has all the potential for making it to the top of my must-see Day Club TV list.Then again, maybe it’s a good thing to let the folks in the trenches decide who gets ousted. What do you guys think?Here’s a link to the full article:http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/fox-orders-real-life-someone-gotta-go-layoff-competition-series-8764.php
1 comment:
I wonder if Fox offers to sweeten their severance package if they agree to put it all on film. I'm also trying to decide if getting sacked on TV would give you the opportunity to get your name and face out there for your next potential gig... hmmm probably not that helpful.
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