Found a job
Ha, just found a new job. Hopefully this place will give me some time to update this thing more, rather than being so friggin stressed about getting canned.
Hopefully updates are around the corner. Continuous updates, that is.
On Getting Canned...
Fortunately, I survived a huge layoff. And this layoff has gotten a ton of press because they notified everyone via email.
First, I want to say that I think the way they handled it was pretty crappy. I wish our managers had come to us to give us the thumbs up or thumbs down. Instead, we sweated it out by our computers at 8:45 waiting to hear a dreaded "ding".
However, the press reports have been a little overblown. We were notified well in advance that an email would be sent. They gave us every opportunity to deal with a layoff. I respect the fact they gave us a few weeks to get our things in order, and also provided resources for us to get a portfolio put together. They are also going to have some placement assistance for a few employees, as well as a job fair. It wasn't like they said layoffs would happen Thursday, and everyone was gone on Friday.
I think layoffs are a crappy way to do business, because you never should get bloated in the first place. But this one was necessary, and I'm glad to have survived it.
