Pink Slips Hit White-Collar Set. /
David R. Francis.
- Christian Science Monitor (United Media), 2001.
- SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Article 52. Business, 1522-3191; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2002. Originally Published: Pink Slips Hit White-Collar Set, Aug. 7, 2001; pp. n.p..
"As recently as the 1980s, terms like recession and mass layoffs typically led into phrases like Rust Belt and plant closings. White-collar workers, whether working in private offices, cubicles, or at retail counters, had more job security than their assembly-line counterparts....No longer." (CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR) This article maintains that white-collar workers are just as open to layoffs as are blue-collar workers during the time of a U.S. recession.
1522-3191;
Layoffs. Service industries workers. Severance pay. White collar workers.