The Anti Pimp

Yesterday’s article was a road map for the recently laid off.  Over the years of talking to people that had been laid off, I’ve seen the sad, the shock, the anger and the disbelief.  Michelle Chappel – a recent Yahoo! casualty took all of her energy and developed an extremely funny and creative way to deal with being laid off.   While the title is “Screw You Yahoo!”, it doesn’t come across as hate filled as the title would infer.

Some people get mad – some people cry – Michelle Chappel got creative.  I’m sure that with this type of creativity, she’ll be back to work in no time.  I guess it’s the whole “when life give you lemons, make lemonade” thing eh??

It broke my heart to watch friends and co-workers worry about whether they’d lose their jobs. I wanted them to know they’re not alone, encourage them to have hope, and maybe even make them laugh a little. The video even proposes an out-of-the-box solution to our trying economic times. I used your layoff tracker and Yahoo piece (12/10/08) for the statistics in it. (Best to watch it in HD so you can read the signs.)

I hope this background information is interesting to you, and that you enjoy the music video. This song is not just about Yahoo, it’s about all companies having layoffs right now. It would be terrific if you’d consider doing a story on this to help raise people’s spirits during this economic downturn. – Michelle Chappel

Rock on Michelle!!