Fired!
Subtitle: tales of the canned, canceled, downsized and dismissed
By: written and edited by Annabelle Gurwitch.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 238
ISBN-13: 9780743289856
Subjects: Employees -- Dismissal of -- Humor
Description: This book is a collection of hilarious but true tales from people who've all gotten the ax, the boot, or been canned at some point in their lives. Andy Borowitz tells the story of being fired as a writer for the television sitcom The Facts of Life after being informed that he just didn't "get" Tootie. Dana Gould sums up his firing from the cast of the sitcom Working that led him to become a producer of The Simpsons. Illeana Douglas tells about being fired after a few hours of working as a coat check girl: "How is it possible to be fired from hanging coats? I have arms. I know what coats are. I have experience." With an all-star cast from Tim Allen to Morgan Spurlock, from Anne Meara to David Cross, and contributions from people from all over the country, this book proves it's not the bounce that counts, it's the bounce back.--From publisher description.