In a tech recession, companies are tightening their belts. But there's a human cost--both for the person receiving the pink slip as well as for the executive bearing the bad news. On the CNET News Daily Debrief, Charles Cooper and Rafe Needleman talk about one real-world example from a CEO who agreed to talk about the experience.
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December 3, 2008 11:32 AM PST
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