The Week contest: Secondhand quitter
This week's question: Dissatisfied workers in Japan can now hire professional "quitters" to save them the anxiety of telling their bosses they're resigning. Come up with a name for a company that offers this severance service.
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RESULTS:
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THE WINNER: "Middlefinger Associates"
Norm Carrier, Flat Rock, North Carolina
SECOND PLACE: "Pinch Quitter''
Larry Rifkin, Glastonbury, Connecticut
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THIRD PLACE: "LinkedOut"
Claire Williams, Louisville, Kentucky
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Bailsforce"
Robert Kennedy, River Edge, New Jersey
"Exit Strategies"
Jesse Rifkin, Arlington, Virginia
"Resign Consultants"
Peter Gordon, Great Neck, New York
"FedUp Expressed"
Mary Jo Astrachan, Oneida, New York
"Quit Pro Co."
Mark Schroeder, Cranbury, New Jersey
"Chickenquit"
Roger Lewis, Burlington, Vermont
"The Clean Desk Club"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, South Carolina
"The Terminator"
William Plakey, Melbourne, Florida
"Surroquit"
Michael Rouse, Troy, Michigan
"Parting Company"
Walter Smith, Washington, D.C.
"Proxy Flight"
Daniel Hicks, Randolph, Massachusetts
"Ventriloquits"
Fernand Dutile, South Bend, Indiana
"Valet Parting"
Kevin Gillogly, Thousand Oaks, California
"Arigat2go"
Deitz Lefort, Saline, Michigan
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