Re: 3 PM Update

Post #88,108 by deSitter 3/13/03 3:59:09 PM Reply	Re: 3 PM Update Didn't you watch "National Geographic Explorer's 'Office Space'"? No one ever gets canned on Monday. So you're good 'till next Friday. Maybe you're getting promoted. -drl
Post #88,118 by lincoln 3/13/03 4:25:16 PM Reply	You forgot your <SARCASM> tag You meant that as an attempt at humor, right? lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL/Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #88,126 by deSitter 3/13/03 4:30:57 PM Reply	No -drl
Post #88,329 by lincoln 3/14/03 11:13:49 AM Reply	You gotta be kidding, right? After what they've said and done, an iceberg has a better chance of leaving Antartica and reaching the equator totally intact than I do of "getting a promotion". And nobody has ever been laid off on a Monday? Don't you read the papers? lincoln "Four score and seven years ago, I had a better sig" [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL/Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #88,338 by inthane-chan 3/14/03 11:26:35 AM Reply	He might be exaggerating a bit... ...but the truth is, companies are less likely to lay people off on a Monday for specifically that reason. I asked my HR director. :) Nice woman. Used to work for Sierra Online as their HR director, and got out when things REALLY started to go down the tubes. "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989
Post #88,375 by orion 3/14/03 1:44:29 PM Reply	Re: He might be exaggerating a bit... I was let go from my last job on Nov 4th, 2002, a Monday. I guess they didn't want me earning another work week and just let me go on Monday instead of Friday. But then it was a small business barely making a profit anyway, so they do things differently than the big businesses out there. "Bill gates cannot guarantee Windows, so how are you going to guarantee my safety?" -John Crichton to the Emperor of the Scarrans on [link\|http://www.farscape.com\|FarScape]
Post #88,340 by ChrisR 3/14/03 11:29:39 AM Reply	Reference is to the movie 'Office Space' where everyone (but the main character) gets canned on Friday - "statistically speaking it's safer to fire someone on Friday". The main character stops caring about his job - stops coming to work - and gets a promotion. Saw Office Space for the first time this last weekend. Funny movie because it's soooo damned true for a lot of places where I've worked. My son does a very good imitation of Milton which cracks me up. :-)
Post #88,341 by deSitter 3/14/03 11:31:38 AM Reply	Re: Reference is to the movie 'Office Space' I've never had anything unexpectedly terminate on a non-Friday. The black hour is Friday after lunch. -drl
Post #88,366 by admin 3/14/03 1:23:52 PM Reply	Counter-example I was laid off on a Monday at 11AM at my previous job. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #88,405 by lordbeatnik 3/14/03 5:52:31 PM Reply	Then you've missed out Last month, we had a surprise mass layoff on a Wednesday morning. Unsurprisingly, morale is still in the toilet and I've been working on my resume. Oh, and they've started a group in India. And have I mentioned our CEO is making a killing while the company is losing money? I just can't image why people at work are so cynical right now. David "LordBeatnik"
Post #88,409 by inthane-chan 3/14/03 6:05:59 PM Reply	Hrm. Sounds like they're forgetting. What with the economy in the shitter, They are getting bolder about laying people off willy-nilly, instead of waiting until Friday. Waiting for the latest round of postals... "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." -- Kristian Wilson, Nintendo, Inc, 1989
Post #88,463 by lordbeatnik 3/14/03 10:18:24 PM Reply	Or they're just stupid What was even more surprising was timing and the selection of people. They axed several people who's skills cannot easily be replaced. And they have no real plan on how to cover for many of the losses. It seems like upper management just decreed "thou shalt remove X% of the workforce by this deadline" without any careful thought as to the consequences. Ah well, if there are bugs in a couples pieces of code, they've screwed themselves by firing the only people who could fix it in a short period of time. Have I mentioned I love upper management? David "LordBeatnik"
Post #88,376 by orion 3/14/03 1:46:35 PM Reply	Milton I've been told that I am sort of a Milton like character. I get moved around to smaller desks, etc; but, I never had been let go and kept on to work for no paycheck. "Bill gates cannot guarantee Windows, so how are you going to guarantee my safety?" -John Crichton to the Emperor of the Scarrans on [link\|http://www.farscape.com\|FarScape]

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