Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
A thriller that revolves around the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the financial crisis.
Peter, Michael ja Samir töötavad tarkvarafirmas ja kannatavad tavalise kõrvalmõjude all: halvad töötingimused, idiootidest ülemused, nigel palk ja pidevad ületunnid. Kui ülemuste poolt kutsutakse kohale ratsionaliseerija, kes peaks töökohti vähendama, otsustavad need kolm, et midagi peab muutuma. Peter käib psühholoogi juures ja muutub pärast edukat hüpnoosi nii enesekindlaks, et jääb oma käitumisega ülemustele silma ja saab palgakõrgendust. Kuid teiste olukord ei ole sama roosiline ja lõpuks mõeldakse välja petuskeem, mille abiga firma raha oma kontole kantida.
Lucy Hill is an ambitious up-and-coming executive living in Miami. She loves her shoes, her cars, and climbing the corporate ladder. When she is offered a temporary assignment — in the middle of nowhere — to restructure a manufacturing plant, she jumps at the opportunity, knowing that a big promotion is close at hand. What begins as a straightforward assignment becomes a life-changing experience as Lucy discovers greater meaning in her life and, most unexpectedly, the man of her dreams.
Wallace is an efficiency expert, managing the high-profile downsizing of a major auto parts factory. But when he is hired to evaluate a small moccasin factory which seems from another era, Wallace has to reconsider the rapid modernization he advocates, as he is confronted by the human faces such plans hurt.
Ebony and Michael were forced into a modern "shotgun" wedding after becoming teenage parents, putting their personal goals on hold in order to support their family. Amazingly, the two high school sweethearts managed to overcome the odds and establish a seemingly ideal life for themselves. However, the success that initially was meant to strengthen their family has become the very thing that is driving them apart. As a result, Michael desperately tries to hold onto everything he's worked his entire life to gain. This leads the family on an unconventional adventure to restore the faith, hope, and trust that initially brought them together.
Two recently laid-off men in their 40s try to make it as interns at a successful Internet company where their managers are in their 20s.
As a small liberal arts college on the North Shore, Gordon College has not been without its issues. Budget cuts in 2019 resulted in the downsizing of several departments which impacted students' college career. In 2020 during the heat of the pandemic, racial tensions rise after hate crimes are committed on campus. This is the story of the class of 2022.