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Time Out Chicago / Issue 181 : Aug 14–20, 2008

The pink slip issue

Clocking out

After getting unceremoniously fired, one Chicagoan embarks on a four-month journey through joblessness.

By Novid Parsi

Photo: Jeremy Bolen

March 7, 2008
When 36-year-old Gayl Przybyslawski eagerly buys her first iPhone, she doesn’t realize it will be her last indulgence for the next four months. A wholesale insurance broker specializing in transportation (including the trucking industry), Gayl works for a company that’s just undergone a merger. But since the other firm lacks a transportation department, Gayl feels absolutely certain she won’t get canned.
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