Comments on: The Sword of Damocles http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/ Kris Johnson's Weblog Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:32:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris Miller http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42374 Chris Miller Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:27:47 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42374 I went through that in 2001 when the dotcom bubble burst. Hard to say which is worse...losing your job, or watching everyone around you get the axe, and realizing that you're going to have the be the one to pick up the pieces around the decimated office. Call me, man, if you want to talk about it. I went through that in 2001 when the dotcom bubble burst. Hard to say which is worse…losing your job, or watching everyone around you get the axe, and realizing that you’re going to have the be the one to pick up the pieces around the decimated office.

Call me, man, if you want to talk about it.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42221 KJToo Fri, 16 Nov 2007 17:13:47 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42221 [quote comment="42196"]My sister-in-law was one of the unfortunate victims. She got a decent severage package, though, so if she can find gainful employment in the short to medium term, the holidays should be salvageable. But yeah. Suck.[/quote] I'm very sorry to hear about your sister-in-law, but it's good about the severance package. I didn't want to go into details on that, but it sounds like the company tried very hard to make things equitable for those affected by the RiF. blob wrote:

My sister-in-law was one of the unfortunate victims. She got a decent severage package, though, so if she can find gainful employment in the short to medium term, the holidays should be salvageable.

But yeah.

Suck.

I’m very sorry to hear about your sister-in-law, but it’s good about the severance package. I didn’t want to go into details on that, but it sounds like the company tried very hard to make things equitable for those affected by the RiF.

]]> By: blob http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42196 blob Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:51:16 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42196 My sister-in-law was one of the unfortunate victims. She got a decent severage package, though, so if she can find gainful employment in the short to medium term, the holidays should be salvageable. But yeah. Suck. My sister-in-law was one of the unfortunate victims. She got a decent severage package, though, so if she can find gainful employment in the short to medium term, the holidays should be salvageable.

But yeah.

Suck.

]]> By: KJToo http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42195 KJToo Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:48:02 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42195 [quote comment="42169"]Ouch! That really blows, this close to the holidays. Best of fortune to everyone concerned... -pax-[/quote] Yeah, it's rough to be laid off no matter when it happens, but just before the holidays just makes it all the worse. Gerall wrote:

Ouch!

That really blows, this close to the holidays. Best of fortune to everyone concerned…

-pax-

Yeah, it’s rough to be laid off no matter when it happens, but just before the holidays just makes it all the worse.

]]> By: Miscellaneous G http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42191 Miscellaneous G Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:58:13 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42191 I'm wearing black today in mourning for those fallen in the culling. I’m wearing black today in mourning for those fallen in the culling.

]]> By: Gerall http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42169 Gerall Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:47:52 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42169 Ouch! That really blows, this close to the holidays. Best of fortune to everyone concerned... -pax- Ouch!

That really blows, this close to the holidays. Best of fortune to everyone concerned…

-pax-

]]> By: minitotoro http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42131 minitotoro Fri, 16 Nov 2007 06:16:57 +0000 http://kjtoo.com/2007/11/15/the-sword-of-damocles/#comment-42131 :-( Major suckage. May those who felt the pointy end of the sword find something wonderful quickly. Glad to hear you escaped relatively unscathed (and remain so). :-( Major suckage. May those who felt the pointy end of the sword find something wonderful quickly. Glad to hear you escaped relatively unscathed (and remain so).

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