She'd Better Get A Generous Severance Package For This

Today’s feel-queasy story: An employee of Lathrop, Calif., gave up her job in the city’s finance department in order to save the position of a 60-year-old accountant who was faced with becoming one of 11 municipal layoffs. “I could cope with the loss of a job better than my co-workers,” Patricia Overy told the Lathrop City Council during a meeting where the reductions in workforce were being discussed. The response from the mayor? “’Thank you’ just doesn’t do it.” Uh, you think?