Now meet former Bank of America employee Jackie Ramos (video below), who was fired by the bank on Nov. 25 for helping customers who were being gouged by the bank’s policies. As HuffPost’s Arthur Delaney reports:

Ramos, of Fairburn, Ga., worked as a “customer advocate,” which involved calling people who fall behind on credit card payments and either encouraging them to pay or modifying their accounts. But not all customers qualify for modification programs that will help them, and Ramos grew tired of saying no after six months on the job.

“So I stopped denying people,” said Ramos. “I helped people get on programs that they didn’t necessarily qualify for but who definitely needed the help.”

Sort of like what banks did when they were handing out credit cards to high school kids, dogs and others who “didn’t necessarily qualify.” You’d think BofA would have promoted this young woman for taking some initiative instead of terminating her!

On the other hand, an employee who says stuff like this…

“There was something inherently evil about my job.”

…could be a real buzz kill at the office Christmas party.

Watch Jackie’s YouTube video explaining why Bank of America fired her. It’s another inside, personal account spotlighting the soulless, self-serving policies that compel corporations to abuse their customers and prey upon the weak and helpless.

It was one of the best days of my life, not because of the adrenaline-fueled euphoria you initially feel when you lose a job you loath, but because it gave me an excuse to start drinking in the morning. I’m kidding: I don’t need an excuse. (Double kidding!)

No, what made it great was how I responded: I stuck to the game plan I had inside my head for when that day might come. I expended almost no energy on anger, thoughts of litigation or fantasies of waterboarding. That I was looking at online porn when the CEO called surely helped cushion the blow. Whatever the reason, I kept my thoughts positive and forward-looking.

It helped immensely that I curbed the natural impulse to seek support, to tell others. Those conversations often increase your stress level because people react with such palpable concern and projected dread, they inadvertently signal to you that you’re absolutely fucked. Better to reach that conclusion yourself on Day 2. That way you own it.

The thing is, I’m not fucked. I have enough severance to last awhile. Certainly long enough to get some business plans off the ground. I prefer to focus my efforts on building my own things, as opposed to launching a futile search for employment in an economy where jobs continue to vanish and workers no longer have even the illusion of security. The new economy requires a different mindset, a bold formula for success based on self-reliance and entrepreneurialism. I believe the primary elements of this formula include:

Multiple revenue streams
Individual businesses
Leveraging social networks
Funny guy needs income

I call it the MILF System, and with it I intend to flourish in the new economy. I strongly encourage all of you to MILF it. You’ll be glad you did.