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shenmue

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27. I know what it's like to lose your job

Thu Jul 31, 2014, 06:18 PM

Jul 2014

It has happened to me more than once. It's a nightmare of depression, confusion, feelings of worthlessness...

I just can't fathom taking someone else's life, because that would make it even worse.

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Police: Demoted worker shoots CEO, kills self in Chicago [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2014 OP

If only there were more guns and more offshoring. Gungeoneer CEO logic. valerief Jul 2014 #1

This can happen when 59-year-olds lose their jobs... KansDem Jul 2014 #2

The mix of "gun culture" and "middle class dismantling" is lethal. nt valerief Jul 2014 #4

This assumes that every 50+ employee is a model employee cosmicone Jul 2014 #8

The article said the CEO was "downsizing." KansDem Jul 2014 #11

Downsizing is not necessarily bad. cosmicone Jul 2014 #15

I don't know... KansDem Jul 2014 #17

I'm not justifying the shooting or blaming the victim. toddwv Jul 2014 #22

I get your point but cosmicone Jul 2014 #24

I'm betting you are employed and fairly far from 50.. whathehell Jul 2014 #28

I am on the other side of 50 from what you think cosmicone Jul 2014 #29

No, I doubt any of us condones shooting people in the head, but your posts whathehell Jul 2014 #38

I'm not condoning it either. toddwv Jul 2014 #39

There are other ways to deal with slow downs passiveporcupine Jul 2014 #25

Easy for you to say. (nt) Paladin Jul 2014 #31

How about..... GTurck Aug 2014 #46

You don't demote the chief technology officer of a technological company rocktivity Aug 2014 #45

Wow. IronGate Jul 2014 #9

How is this "victim blaming?" KansDem Jul 2014 #12

You're blaming the CEO for being shot, IronGate Jul 2014 #16

I don't know for certain but I would wager the demoted employee... KansDem Jul 2014 #19

The CEO may not have been a one percenter cosmicone Jul 2014 #23

exactly, kansdem hopemountain Jul 2014 #41

The shooter is dead. Has justice been done? Loudly Jul 2014 #3

uuuuuuuughhhhhhhhhhh eom LittleGirl Jul 2014 #5

Oh boy,just the start. Wellstone ruled Jul 2014 #6

A minor side effect of "responsible" gun ownership cosmicone Jul 2014 #7

Guns are handy. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #10

What a coward... 8_Point Jul 2014 #13

Guns are illegal in Chicago... freebrew Jul 2014 #14

Not illegal anymore. Unfortunately. Loudly Jul 2014 #37

Years ago I worked for the ocean shipping division Turbineguy Jul 2014 #18

Now they will actually start doing something about gun control Dopers_Greed Jul 2014 #20

What makes you think that? Paladin Jul 2014 #30

The wealthy May come to the realization that the millions of people they shit on daily... NutmegYankee Aug 2014 #49

One incident doesn't mean anything. Paladin Aug 2014 #50

More accurate title whistler162 Jul 2014 #21

Their website still has him listed as the #2 exec in the company BeyondGeography Jul 2014 #26

the number two executive, according to your link pleinair Jul 2014 #32

Longtime friends with the victim BeyondGeography Jul 2014 #33

I know what it's like to lose your job shenmue Jul 2014 #27

He didn't lose his job. He was demoted. Demobrat Jul 2014 #35

I stand corrected shenmue Jul 2014 #36

True. freshwest Jul 2014 #42

Job security is a fallacy. Murder is wrong. TIMETOCHANGE Jul 2014 #34

Of course murder is wrong, but the rest of your post sounds like free market, whathehell Jul 2014 #40

My opinion... LanternWaste Aug 2014 #47

Your " opinion won't be posting too much longer"??? whathehell Aug 2014 #48

I'm a realist, and breaking the law won't help our side. TIMETOCHANGE Aug 2014 #51

You can be a "realist" and still favor Fair Trade over supposed Free Trade, whathehell Aug 2014 #52

Fair Trade would be great? TIMETOCHANGE Aug 2014 #54

Hate to think of what he would have done if he'd been fired rocktivity Jul 2014 #43

Irony alert rocktivity Aug 2014 #44

This is why everyone in the executive suite needs to be armed daleo Aug 2014 #53