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Thursday, April 23, 2009

Should You Tell the Kids (Grandkids) - You Lost Your Job?

Interesting story from the Ladders - Should You Tell the Kids(Grandkids) - You Lost Your Job? by Stephen Viscusi

Some people tell me they find it very difficult even to find the words to tell their children that they’ve been fired. Does a 10-year-old child even know what the word “fired” means? And how much do teenagers even really understand? Can you just blame the “R word”: recession?
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The moral of the story ........ Teach your children that the most important things in life are health, family and being together. mom or dad (Grandma or Grandpa) can always find another job, but having one another is what really matters.

One more from the Ladders - by Sharon Linsenbach
Retired Salesman Returns to the Job-Search Fray With a declining retirement fund, Chuck Jordan took his 28 years of experience and re-entered California’s sales market.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Joe - Your right - the most important things in life are health, family and being together. Mom or Dad (Grandma or Grandpa) can always find another job, but having one another is what really matters.

Stephen Viscusi said...

Joe,
Thanks for picking up the article and reading it. You actually paraphrased by article in your comment above, so I guess you couldn't agree with me more! Family and health are what matters most. You can always find another job. That's the moral of the story and I thank you for supporting it.
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Friend of Joe said...

I agree