How the ax falls Layoffs are never easy, but doing it the dot-com way is just plain dumb. The dismal reality of layoffs can be just as hard on the person who wields the ax as it is on the employees who are fired.
Capitalism is dead.
In his new book, Dinesh D'Souza argues that dot-com prosperity is just another beneficiary of the Reagan legacy. San Francisco's anti-growth Proposition L is an unnecessarily harsh referendum on the merits of the new economy. And nothing could be better for them. At a San Francisco media mixer, the recently unemployed trade tips on how to get laid off. Perfect for the Salon fan in your life.