My company has not actually standardized the notifications - sometimes we get something along the lines of future endeavors, sometimes there's a terse "X is no longer with the company" and that's it, and sometimes there's no actual notification, just e-mails start bouncing. It's disconcerting.

That sounds like my company -t. I found out last week that someone who I email information to regularly is no longer there. They haven't turned off her email or notified us out in the field. Very unsettling and super unprofessional.

Dublin would be awesome, right?

I've never been there! I'd finally get to see Ireland, though, right?

I'd love to work in Europe, and it's an added bonus that it gets you out of your current toxic environment.

Until recently, I hadn't really considered working abroad. But I don't have pets or kids, so I'm just going to be open to the possibility and see what happens.

Ooh. A job in Dublin would be really cool, shrift!

I've started doing work but am pausing to get food and drink.

Suzi, what genres/authors do you enjoy?

I don't know anymore (not helpful, I know). I've read the Fire and Ice series, CJ got me to read the Eragon series, ummm, Harry Potter, Hunger Games, just reread Diary of a Young Girl, and the Other Boleyn Girl over the last year.

Fingers crossed for shrift and Dublin.

At my workplace, we get goodbyes and good lucks and we will miss you's (and one person who persists, despite being begged multiple times not to, in announcing with either great sadness or great sorrow, which *always* makes it sound like he's about to announce a death) if someone is moving to another spot within the uni; if they're a faculty member moving on to heading another uni or a swanky state or federal post we get an announcement from the chancellor; but if someone is sacked they just vanish (unless their signature is needed on a regular basis, in which case we get a brief email telling us that they're no longer signing, the interim signer is [Name], and we'll be notified as soon as a permanent signer is in place, but never, ever any details).

Dublin is so beautiful.

Happy birthday, Suzi! Have you read any Jennifer Crusie? I think you'd like her, and the latest one, Maybe This Time, was better than I expected.

I've also been pushing The Scorpio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater, on everyone. It's a fantastic book, and I bet you'd love it.

I need to hire someone to hold my hand while I do hard things, which seems like every day right now. As long as hire = make cookies for.

Ooh, Dublin!

Have you read any Jennifer Crusie? I think you'd like her

My favorites are Faking It, Welcome to Temptation, and Bet Me.

Seanan McGuire's InCryptid books are a LOT of fun (Discount Armageddon, Midnight Blue Light Special, and Half-Off Ragnarok so far, with another one Pocket Apocalypse coming out next month).

shrift, Dublin would be wonderful. Job~ma.