daily…
So, if you are following over at the baby blog, we are sitting around the house waiting for a baby. And rebecca was watching gymnastics, and it ended. The Singing Bee has come on, and man, this show is lame.
I really don't watch any of these 'talent reality shows'. And I realize it is cyclic, and we are in the part of the cycle where people care about these shows. America's Got Talent, Singing Bee, So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol, etc etc etc are all popular, and I realize that people love them, but man, they are annoying. It doesn't help that many of them take more than one time slot a week.
I for one welcome the return of normal shows. I am sure it will happen in a few years when people get around to boredom.
Poor Management…
So time has passed since I was laid off, and with that I have had more time to reflect on the entire situation, and the more I reflect, the more frustrated I get. As you will recall, my coworker and I were both laid off at 4pm on tuesday, with that very tuesday being our last day. The speech was of course that times were tight and the company had to tighten the belt financially, and due to this, my position was no longer. And, of course, the company was in no financial position to offer me anything above and beyond what I was legally entitled.
Evidently the company is in financial trouble.
Effective Immediately….
When I worked at a previous consulting firm, first job out of college, back in the day... we all used outlook and exchange... so when you would be sitting there, at your desk, and an email would go out to all the people in the company, you would hear the 'new mail beep' chime out across the room, all at once.
When someone was fired/laid off (mostly almost always fired) an email would come across to everyone... the person's name would be the subject line, and the body would have the phrase "Effectively immediately is no longer employed by ABC Consulting". I swear he had that as a template saved and ready to rock.