• Gawker is looking to hire a Hollywood gossip writer (send applications to gabriel@gawker.com). This comes on the heels of the Defamer Hollywood gossip site being absorbed by its parental Gawker website.
• Due to an accounting error, Microsoft says that some recently laid off employees received too much severance pay, and the company is demanding they pay back the difference. Awkwaaard.
• Same exact story, two completely different angles: “U.S. economy seen starting recovery in second half of ‘09: poll” (Reuters) vs. “Economists see recession getting worse” (AP). Both stories are referencing the results of a new survey of leading economists, who obviously continue to make matters more confusing than necessary.
• Police in Britain are preparing for a “summer of rage,” fearing that victims of the financial crisis might riot and destroy the country’s major financial institutions. It’s like It’s A Wonderful Life meets 28 Days Later.
• CreditLoan.com is featuring a pretty cool and simple visual guide to President Obama’s new stimulus plan.
Tags: banks, freaking out, unusual jobs
