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Brilliant or Baffling: Survivor-Like Reality Show About Layoffs
There are business opportunities to be found in every crevice of life — especially when your business is reality TV. Fox is taking the genre to a new level (down or up, you decide) with Someone's Gotta Go, an in-the-works show that will profile money-troubled companies with about 20 or less employees. The gist: One employee will be laid-off, and after viewing personal information like salaries the decision will be made by the company's employees rather than the boss.
H.S. Valedictorian Paid to Promote I Love You, Beth Cooper
Nearly $2,000 is a lot of money for an 18-year-old headed to college. The marketing executives for Twentieth Century Fox used this fact to their advantage when they created what they considered a viral concept for the film I Love You, Beth Cooper.
As BuzzSugar relays, the teen comedy opens with a valedictory graduation speech that includes a profession of love for a popular girl at school.
Have You Ever Fought With Your Honey About Money?
Couples are constantly naming money as a reason for arguments, or worse, divorce. Because money is a sticking point for so many otherwise happy couples, it's important for newlyweds to get off on the right financial foot. That means communication, honesty, and planning ahead.
Voluntary Salary Cut: Brilliant or Baffling?
There have been countless books released this year based on keeping your job during a down economy, and one of these book's authors recently appeared on a Fox News interview segment. Stephen Viscusi, author of Bulletproof Your Job offers Fox viewers typical tips like making yourself visible to your boss, and throws in one tip that made me pause.
If your boss tells you the company is letting you go, he recommends offering to take a 20 percent salary cut in order to secure the job you have.
Your Two Cents: Do You Respect Your Boss?
Most TV bosses are modeled after mythical professional monsters or clueless middle managers, so I've always been intrigued by the shifty hierarchical relationships on House.
Dr. Lisa Cuddy is the Dean of Medicine and the smart and stable boss to Dr.
Americans Tuning in to TV Finance Shows For Answers
The week of Sept. 14 was the highest-rated one in CNBC’s 19-year history, with 502,000 viewers during the business day, according to a piece in this weekend's New York Times. Why the ratings spike?
Which TV Boss Would You Want to Work For?
The Emmys are on tonight, and there are a number of actors nominated for their TV roles as bosses. From Michael Scott to Dr. House, having a strong personality seems to be one requirement if you're a boss on primetime.
Is Spending Money to Save Money a Bad Message?
While several retailers have been offering what they call bonuses for spending your entire check either exclusively at their stores or promoting special deals during the time Americans are receiving their checks, some of their competitors are criticizing them for encouraging irresponsible behavior. According to the New York Times, stores like Sears, Supervalu, and Kroger's are offering shoppers a 10 percent bonus if they buy a gift card with their checks and Domino's is offering a “recession-busting” special of three pizzas for $12, while Home Depot is encouraging customers to buy energy-efficient products to save money.
The Times points out that the disapproving companies are concerned with the oxymoronic nature of these marketing campaigns that encourage a "spend money to save money" mentality.
Your Two Cents: Do You Work Better Under Pressure?
Some people crack under pressure while others thrive. That's really what shows like Hell's Kitchen and Top Chef (who will go home tonight?!) test with their challenges — they want to see how your talent plays out in stressful situations. If you don't work well under pressure then the jobs you try out will be much different than someone who has a hard time working without strict time constraints and demanding bosses.
Your Two Cents: Are Pantsuits Unfeminine?
Some anchors over at Fox News seem to think that a pantsuit makes a woman unfeminine. They dislike the outfit so much that anchor Brian Kilmeade says, "If I was to run for office, I'd run on the pro-skirt platform." So much jabber over a pair of pants.More on SavvySugar
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