21 People To Be Grateful To This Thanksgiving

November 26th, 2009 admin

1. The person who made you redundant. It may not seem like it now, but in the long run, they may well have done you a huge favour. (You just don’t get to find out why until much later… )…


Originally posted on Career Hub Blog

 
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