So it may not be a 5000-word feature, but it’s still my first byline in Wired Magazine! This piece appears in the newest print issue (February ’09, 17.02), and also on the web right here. Thanks to Joshua Davis and Catherine Dibenedetto for seeing it through. Here’s a tiny excerpt (which is about half of the whole piece!).

How to Comfort an Axed Coworker

The higher-ups just called a special meeting in the conference room; thank God, you weren’t invited. But your work pal was. As he boxes up his Star Wars figures and family photos, what can you say? Tough luck? Who needs ‘em? Sayonara? Here’s how you can help ease the pain…

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