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elfsFirst, the important news: I still have a job.
Now, the counterpunch: My office got RIF'ed today. Thirteen people got laid off. From my division of six, we lost two-- and those two were supporting me in developing ground-to-profile APIs so I could concentrate on turning the profiles into visuals in the UI.
When the announcement came through, I felt all the blood drain from my face, and then my manager told me that I was a survivor. That the decision had come from "up high" and was meant to make us viable for the next twelve months. That it was about economic projections and institutional knowledge and who was even vaguely redundant. That there was nothing personal about it. That the ones who were left were "just going to have to take up the slack."
I'm a little groggy today; only got about six hours of sleep last night because I had to drive the babysitter home and then get up for work. Not sure how I'd have reacted if I'd been better rested. Probably just the same... a little shocked, a little annoyed, very relieved to still have work after all.
Now, the counterpunch: My office got RIF'ed today. Thirteen people got laid off. From my division of six, we lost two-- and those two were supporting me in developing ground-to-profile APIs so I could concentrate on turning the profiles into visuals in the UI.
When the announcement came through, I felt all the blood drain from my face, and then my manager told me that I was a survivor. That the decision had come from "up high" and was meant to make us viable for the next twelve months. That it was about economic projections and institutional knowledge and who was even vaguely redundant. That there was nothing personal about it. That the ones who were left were "just going to have to take up the slack."
I'm a little groggy today; only got about six hours of sleep last night because I had to drive the babysitter home and then get up for work. Not sure how I'd have reacted if I'd been better rested. Probably just the same... a little shocked, a little annoyed, very relieved to still have work after all.
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Date: 2003-08-01 08:44 pm (UTC)"just going to have to take up the slack."
Start looking for the next job. Now. Expect another RIF in three and six months.
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Date: 2003-08-01 08:56 pm (UTC)What
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Date: 2003-08-01 10:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-08-02 02:51 am (UTC)Ouch.
Date: 2003-08-01 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-08-01 10:13 pm (UTC)Kendaer is....
Date: 2003-08-01 10:25 pm (UTC)All is good.
Also, after the recent all-hands company meeting, I personally feel better about why this was done and that it *isn't* a prelude to another RIF in 3-6 months.
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Date: 2003-08-02 12:53 am (UTC)Re: Kendaer is....
Date: 2003-08-02 04:47 am (UTC)Re: Kendaer is....
Date: 2003-08-02 01:09 am (UTC)Glad to hear y'all are both still gainfully employed. But yeah, what a mess.
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Date: 2003-08-02 04:46 am (UTC)And as Elf said, all I can do without violating NDA's from here till next week, is say that after the meeting today I am much less concerned and I wasn't all that concerned except from a practical standpoint before that.
Re: Kendaer is....
Date: 2003-08-02 02:46 am (UTC)I know, it sucks hard for those who have just recently been laid off, but for the rest of us, I think things will be okay. That doesn't mean I'm not going to refresh my resume'; I do that every six months in good or bad times anyway.
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Date: 2003-08-02 06:46 am (UTC):)
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Date: 2003-08-03 09:45 pm (UTC)