Site Wants Your Stories About Being Fired
Posted on August 18, 2005
Job search engine Simply Hired has launched a website called Simply Fired as part of a new promotion. People can submit their stories about being fired from a job. The website stars Mark Jen, the blogger who is well-known for being fired from his job at Google because of his blog. He was later hired by Plaxo. Mark Jen will be a judge for a contest the site is running to find the most compelling story about why someone was fired from a job.
Jen says in a statement, "After I experienced a very public firing, many people reached out to me with their stories about losing their job. Most of us are embarrassed about being let go, but it happens all the time-often in very interesting ways. And once you start that conversation, everyone wants to listen in and share their stories."
The judging panel for the contest includes Guy Kawasaki, Chris Pirillo and Phil Kaplan. The judges will select a Grand Prize "Loser." The grand prize is a trip for two on The Apprentice Legend Cruise with other cast members.
The contest will accept submissions until August 26, 2005.
Update: Note the Simply Fired website is no longer live.
