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August 4, 2005

Been fired? You could be a winner

By Michael Liedtke
AP Business Writer

SAN FRANCISCO -- Getting fired is rarely a happy event, but that doesn't mean you can't have a sense of humor about it.

That's what Simply Hired, a 5-month-old employment-related Internet startup, counted on when it started an affiliated Web site devoted to the stories of workers who have received a pink slip for a silly, outrageous or embarrassing reason.


 
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