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Laid Off - Again

"Like being kicked in the stomach twice"

by Vickie Elmer

posted 4/27/2009

The bar area of Mélange Underground Bistro is dark, crowded, and buzzing. But only a few of the well-dressed people here are sipping drinks. The rest are waiting, nervously or confidently, for the opportunity to pitch their talents to a recruiter.

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