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Publisher
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Bobby Walker is living the proverbial American dream: great job, beautiful family, shiny Porsche in the garage. When corporate downsizing leaves him and co-workers Phil Woodward and Gene McClary jobless, the three men are forced to re-define their lives as men, husbands, and fathers. Bobby soon finds himself enduring enthusiastic life coaching, a job building houses for his brother-in-law that does not play to his executive skill set, and perhaps...
2) Fired
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
Description
When actress Annabelle Gurwitch was fired from a play by Woody Allen, she wondered how she would cope with being fired by a cultural icon. Turning to friends in show business, she was assured she was not alone. Once the subject had been broached, everyone she knew, from her rabbi, to her gynecologist, had stories of getting the boot. This set her off on a journey to answer the question: was being fired going to be the best thing, or worst thing, that...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Key topics: Redundancies, Dismissal, Gross misconduct, Employment, Law rights, At work. Whether it's making people redundant or sacking someone for theft, terminating someone's employment is a big step. This film highlights the legal issues involved and shows what happens in the real world.
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
When the CEO tries to close her hard-partying brother's branch, he and his Chief Technical Officer must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The New York Times bestselling author of Starting Over and An Ocean Apart returns with his strongest work to date-a heartwarming story of love, compassion, and redemption… After the dot-com bubble burst, Dan Porter is laid off from his job and must decide what is truly important. His wife of 20 years, Jackie, a beautiful and successful managing director for a clothing designer, no longer connects with him. His teenagers Josh, Nina and Millie are...
8) Exposed
Author
Series
Rosato and DiNunzio novel volume 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
Mary DiNunzio wants to represent her old friend Simon Pensiera, a sales rep who was wrongly fired by his company, but her partner Bennie Rosato represents the parent company. When she confronts Mary, explaining this is a conflict of interest, an epic battle of wills and legal strategy between the two ensues -- ripping the law firm apart, forcing everyone to take sides and turning friend against friend. Sometimes loyalty can be lethal.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of the modern layoff in the United States since the 1970s through several case studies, arguing that the justifications for layoffs do not hold up under scrutiny, looking at the damage caused to workers, companies, and the economy, and urging government policies to restrict layoffs.
10) Wanderlust
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
George and his wife, having decided to find an alternative living arrangement after George loses his Manhattan job, end up in a hippy community, where they encounter free spirits, tree-huggers, and nudists.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provides an overview of the whistleblowing process, explaining how whistleblowers can find the support they need as they save lives, prevent fraud, and protect the environment and offering step-by-step guidance to help them find information, support their claims, determine whom to blow the whistle to, deal with attacks, enlist allies, and understand the law.
Author
Series
Dog Man volume 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
"The Supa Buddies bamboozled the baddies, but all's not right in the world. Dog Man has a new problem to pound, and he's going to need his entire pack to help him. Will he go barking up the wrong tree?" --
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