20 people got let go including me. I don't know what that means for the goals of the rest of the company, but TWENTY. That was about 20% of IT right there.
Wesley: I stabbed you. I should apologize for that. But I'm honestly not sure how. I think it'll just be awkward. Gunn: Good call. Wesley: Okay.
'Time Bomb'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Jun 18, 2014 9:40:18 am PDT #215 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Zenkitty - Jun 18, 2014 9:51:47 am PDT #216 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Every quarter the shareholders demand growth for their stock. Regardless if growth is more cancerous than fruitful.
We're a nonprofit! Although we turn a pretty nice profit, most years. I don't know how that works out.
-t - Jun 18, 2014 10:23:14 am PDT #217 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Turn left, shrift.
20% sounds like a lot of layoffs. Or whatever they are calling it.
Went out for second breakfast with my sister and her family (it was their first breakfast as their flight was too early for them to eat before) and now all I want to do is nap. But I did turn most of my outstanding produce into jars of salad, so that's something.
Zenkitty - Jun 18, 2014 10:25:01 am PDT #218 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
It's 97 degrees, I'm hungry, and all I want to eat is ice cream.
-t - Jun 18, 2014 10:30:53 am PDT #219 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's a very persuasive sentence.
Amy - Jun 18, 2014 10:37:37 am PDT #220 of 30000
Because books.
I think ice cream is the most sensible choice.
I hate days this hot. I'm hiding in the house with blinds drawn just to keep it a little bit cooler.
Zenkitty - Jun 18, 2014 10:45:25 am PDT #221 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I've kept the blinds drawn and the windows closed all day. The cats are miffed.
shrift - Jun 18, 2014 10:48:12 am PDT #222 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Noooooooooo.
I mean, it's just a work crisis? I've been enjoying only a few days of quiet since the last crisis.
Turn left, shrift.
How did you know there was an uneaten brownie to my left? Well, it's going in my belly now!
Nora Deirdre - Jun 18, 2014 10:52:37 am PDT #223 of 30000
I’m responsible for my own happiness? I can’t even be responsible for my own breakfast! (Bojack Horseman)
In Ohio, and it's pretty hot here - hotter than NOLA! It's 88 in New Orleans and 92 in Columbus.
Hil R. - Jun 18, 2014 10:53:44 am PDT #224 of 30000
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
It's 90 here in PA. I'm up in the mountains, so it's probably even hotter in places that aren't.