Gauche Or No? 'Merry Christmas, Get Me A Job'

The Wall Street Journal reports that many people are altering their traditional, happy-go-lucky Christmas (or Hanukkah) letters to include a bit of networking.

One jobseeker wrote:

If there was ever, in our lifetimes, a year when “we need a little Christmas,” this is surely it.

With the economy and unemployment as they are, I know you, your organization, and your family may be struggling, too, so I’m keeping you in my prayers.
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Let’s be sure to talk, sometime in the next few weeks! I, too, am still searching for new employment.