At War With Mr. Murphy: Strategies for the RIFed, Pink-slipped, Downsized and Nervous

By Fran Ransom

At War With Mr. Murphy: Strategies for the RIFed, Pinked-slipped, Downsized and Nervous provides strategies for coping with being downsized from a job and guidance on how to decide what to do next. Mr. Murphy was a character created by the author when she worked as a Job Readiness instructor, to help individuals understand that they have the power to overcome the feeling that Murphy's Law was in control of their lives. The author provides numerous strategies to assist the reader in deciding whether to look for another job, start their own business or what to do if they sense they may be next in line to be laid off.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Fran Ransom
• Release date: Apr 26, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476142937

Fran Ransom

Frances M. Ransom (Ms.Fran) was a Certified Workforce Development Professional and has served in many capacities during her 35 year business career;Writer, Office Manager, Recruiter, Job Coach, Certified Vocational Instructor, Certified DD Specialist and Case Manager. She is a graduate of Kent State University and is the Owner of Errand XPS 747.

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At War With Mr. Murphy

Strategies for the RIFed, Pink-slipped, Downsized or Nervous

By Frances M. Ransom

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In honor of family:

Herman, Asia, Autumn, Ami, and in blessed memory

Julia Bell and Ruby Bell

Table of Contents

Foreword

The Winds of Change

Notification

What Advice Would I Give to My Students?

January Challenge

Evicting Mr. Murphy

MARCHING ON…

Plan of Action I– Maintain a Routine.

Our Independence…

"OH VALENTINE!…"

Plan of Action II – Write Down Your Plan.

BACK TO WORK

RAIN CHECK

Mr. Murphy Strikes Again

Happy Kwanzaa!

A Long, Hard Stretch

Thank You! 1st Lt. Ashley White Stumpf

Plan of Action III – Work Your Plan.

Plan of Action- Initial Strategies for Finding Employment

Plan of Action-Initial Strategies for Starting Your Own Business

About the Author

Foreword

As a Job Readiness Instructor I was responsible for helping individuals find employment in a recessive economy. I saw the reluctance, tears and frustration on the faces of the people who came to class. Some thought that the positive spin I added to the class was possibly from a person who was out of touch with what was really happening in the neighborhoods where they lived. I listened to the reasons that students used to explain why they couldn't get a job i.e. "There are no jobs out there. They don't pay enough money." "I can't get a job because of my record." Within an hour of attending my class I had most students convinced that they had the power to control their lives if they evicted Mr. Murphy.

Mr. Murphy was a character I created from the adage "Anything that can go wrong, will." (Although you will learn that was not the statement that Captain Edward A. Murphy really said while serving in the Air Force.) I gave them strategies and when they applied them, they were surprised that they worked. Little did I know that everything I was teaching my students I would have to begin to practice in earnest myself, when my family experienced multiple visits from Mr. Murphy.

It seemed as if someone had put something in the water because people were being let go