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RadioShack
From: RadioShack
To: RadioShack employees
Subject: Your former job


In August, RadioShack fires 400 staffers via e-mail. Affected employees receive a message that reads, "The work force reduction notification is currently in progress. Unfortunately your position is one that has been eliminated."

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