New NYC School Chancellor: How to do Layoffs

[Hannah Bell]

http://video.forbes.com/fvn/ceo/cw_black121108

Layoff Lessons From Cathie Black
Fire 'em and move on.

Make it short and sweet.

Make believe you're empathetic, then turn them over to human resources.

Move the "survivors" to another area so they're not reminded by the 50 empty desks of the layoffs.

And then tell them "We're marching forward, folks..."

That's her advice.

Anybody wanna bet why Bloomberg brought her in?

http://perdidostreetschool.blogspot.com/2010/11/layoff-lessons-from-cathie-black.html


These people are soulless zombies. I hate them. I hate their $200 hair cuts, I hate their prissy little yuppie mouths, I hate their arrogant sense of entitlement, I hate their phoney "professional" manner of speaking. I'd like to dunk them in a vat of excrement & send them to a war zone.

[Starry Messenger]

1. I'll gladly help.

It's no comfort knowing that their type has proliferated throughout history. I'll look at the links tomorrow, I need to sleep soon.

[Skittles]

2. she sounds like a typical repuke corporate whore

come in early, stay late and if you're lucky you'll be one of the survivors ........utterly fucking disgusting :puke:

[aquart]

3. Her kids went to boarding school.

Yeah, I can feel her empathy from here.

[SoCalDem]

4. "Up in the Air" is probably her favorite movie

:(

[madrchsod]

5. obama/duncan`s vision of public education...

bust the unions and hire temps to teach the great unwashed`s children.

[LWolf]

8. And the Democratic Party is supporting that vision.

:grr:

[Skidmore]

6. Just heard on the news a few minutes ago that the old

NYC Chancellor took a job at NewsCorpse

[Hannah Bell]

11. he's going to work for fox. that tells you a lot right there.

[BeyondGeography]

7. Great hire, you arrogant asshole

Corpocrats to the rescue of things they will never understand.

[erodriguez]

9. Sign the petition to deny Cathie Black's waiver

To: David M. Steiner
Dear Commissioner David M. Steiner,

Today, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced his appointment of Cathie Black to replace Joel Klein as Chancellor of New York City Schools. Ms. Black, currently executive vice president of Hearst Magazines, lacks the required educational and professional qualifications for the position of Schools Chancellor as determined by state law. As a result, she will require a waiver from your office in order to accept the appointment.

The children, parents, and educational community of New York City deserve a leader with experience in education. Ms. Black's corporate experience may well qualify her for executive positions in business, but the education of our children and the training of our teachers is not corporate business. We urge you, as an educator, to:

~Deny the necessary waiver for Ms. Black's appointment

~Reaffirm the qualification requirements for NYC Schools Chancellor

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

http://www.petitiononline.com/DenyWaiv/

[Smarmie Doofus]

12. Done. 648 signed thus far. ( 3 pm, Wed.). I commented:

"Education is too important to play with. We need a serious , qualified person. Someone who knows schools. Ms. Black does not."

[blindpig]

10. k&r