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CQ#49: What is a pink slip party?

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Quick Answer:

Back in 1910, pink slip parties found their humble beginnings in local New York taverns amid closing factories and an unstable economy. The recently unemployed would gather to commiserate on their new social status, knowing that everyone there was in the same boat. Then in the 1990s, as the tech sector sank and the economy (again) spiraled with it, parties closer to the ones you find today floated to the surface.

Now, with Wall Street on its knees, a flailing auto industry, and a housing market full of foreclosures, the pink slip party is experiencing another rebirth among the recently unemployed.


Longer Answer: See Full Article

Laid Off? Network and Commiserate at a Pink Slip Party by Beth Duggan

 

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