Episode Description

TOPIC: What to do if you fear a layoff.

Merlin and Dan talk about rumors of layoffs-when the fear gets you, and you start filing in the narrative with a panther, even if you're developing the best-of-breed cereal portal or have been in the newspaper's Accounts Payable department for 20 years.

What do you do at the fork in the road? Do you interview with The Bobs? Do you just grow up and ask what the hell's happening? Do you try to pray away the hurricane?

Or, do you just get tragically okay with being 10 times more terrified for 10 more years?

Yes: there are lessons from The Wire.

Episode Information

Initially Released January 17, 2012

Runtime 1 hour 24 minutes

Episode Page The Pork Soup Paradox

Recurring Topics and Characters

• Fear

• Hiring and Job Searches

• Interviews

• Video Games

• Startups

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