If you or someone you know is a laid-off teacher, we just got a notice that Rebecca Vidmore, owner of A Nanny for U, a childcare placement service, is holding open meetings for teachers looking at a new career path or a job to tide them over until the school district regains its senses. Vidmore promises "steady work, a competitive salary, and a nurturing work environment." Plus, you don't have to photocopy textbooks. Meeting times and dates after the jump.
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Things are getting grimly humorous in the wake of layoffs that won't stop coming. A laid-off friend of ours was laughing about his job prospecting attempts resulting in people emailing him back, telling him they'd just learned their last day was coming up, and asking him if he knew of anything. Capitol Hill's Office Nomads is hoping to make a little pink slip lemonade out of this sudden boost in freelancers and newbie entrepreneurs. They want to pass their current 20-member peak in February, and they're offering a free month of daily drop-ins at their coworking space (desks, internet, fax, printer, conference room, kitchen) for new visitors with a pink slip or other proof of being laid off. Ex-Seattlester Charles Redell works out of there, so we can recommend them with confidence. more ›