Firing Back: Power Strategies for Cutting the Best Deal When You're About to Lose Your Job (Paperback)

~ (Author), (Author) "Long before an actual termination, you get the feeling that odd things are happening..." (more)
Key Phrases: separation package, separation negotiations, severance pay plan, Firing Line, New York, Release Your Thoughts (more...)

Editorial Reviews

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Downsizing is a fact of business life in the 1990s, and Galos and McIntosh have focused upon the actual moment of termination. This is a handbook for preparation in an employment crisis, written by a human resources attorney and a freelance writer. Part 1 covers advice for those who suspect or may know that their job is in jeopardy. Parts 2 and 3 address those who have already been terminated but haven't met with their employer to work out a separation package. The fourth part is for those who already have worked out a separation package and are in the process of moving on. Another way to read this book is to begin with the last chapter, entitled "Taking Control of Your Future." The authors offer important advice and insight for anyone in an unsettled corporate environment. Although much of their advice is not new, most individuals involved in the uncertain world of corporate America need to consider these topics. Mary Whaley

Product Description

Turn the tables on termination! Firing Back gives you the ammunition you need to take charge and secure the best possible severance package. You'll find powerful, effective strategies for negotiation, as well as clear guidelines for creating the best conditions for your financial future. You'll also find scores of illuminating real-life stories —some tough, some hilarious —from people who've been there and survived. Here's what you need to know about:

• Reading the signs of impending termination
• Managing the termination meeting
• Countering your employer's negotiation tactics
• Cutting a successful exit package
• Deciding whether to take your employer to court for illegal actions
• Signing a favorable settlement and release agreement
• Preserving your financial gains and minimizing out-of-pocket expenses.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 226 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; illustrated edition edition (June 2, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471180319
• ISBN-13: 978-0471180319
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #678,490 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strong Medicine for Victims of Firing, March 24, 2000

By	Tom Fink (New York) - See all my reviews

Jodie-Beth Galos and Sandy McIntosh have written an extremely useful book for those who have been unjustly fired or "downsized." The authors provide a comprehensive plan for deciding what the terminated (or soon to be terminated) employee wishes to accomplish, what s/he can, in fact, accomplish, how, precisely, to enter into negotiations and pursue and monitor each phase of the process, how to reach a satisfactory settlement, and, finally, how to manage money while out of work. This clearly and elegantly written book features a balance of realistic stories about firing and negotiation processes and appropriately technical and involved legal and financial information.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Puts you in the driver's seat when they're driving you out, April 24, 1999

By A Customer

This book takes the reader from a position of helplessness in the firing process to that of equals negotiating the best transition out of a work situation. While nothing will ever make the process of losing your job pleasant, this book covers all of the ins and outs of making sure that you get the best exit deal that you can, and that you don't fall apart in the time between jobs. Covering the time from before you lose your job (Yes, Virginia, there may be signs that it is coming) through the process of negotiating your exit, and what to do after it's all over, this book gives a solid, sensible approach to handling yourself in the one crisis few of us anticipate. This book tells you what to do, and more importantly, what not to do when you are being fired. Most people don't think about being fired until it's all over. Get the book and be prepared. It can happen to you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Firing Back" is a must for a financial planner's library., June 26, 1997

By A Customer

When a client faces a daunting task of pulling his life together after being fired, usually the last thing he wants to do is "deal" with the ex-employer. This book effeciently steps the employee through the maze of beaurocratic nightmares that must be addressed. --Pam Pearson, [e-mail]