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Thursday, October 27, 2005

PR blunder of the day

A woman who took an unpaid leave of absence from work to see her husband off to war has been fired after failing to show up for her part-time receptionist job the day following his departure.
Posted by Alice at 10/27/2005 08:35:00 AM
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