That's just bizarre, Kat.
How does that work?
Spike? It's you. It's really you! My therapist thought I was holding on to false hope, but…I knew you'd come back. You're like…you're like Gandalf the White, resurrected from the pit of the Balrog, more beautiful than ever. Oh…he's alive Frodo. He's alive.
Andrew ,'Damage'
Natter 69: Practically names itself.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sumi - Jan 31, 2012 12:00:52 pm PST #19370 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!
amyth - Jan 31, 2012 12:05:16 pm PST #19371 of 30001
And none of us deserving the cruelty or the grace -- Leonard Cohen
Kat, that's messed up.
Burrell - Jan 31, 2012 12:17:15 pm PST #19372 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I wish I was surprised Kat, but knowing your employer, I'm not.
I think--I hope!--I just successfully talked a student out of writing a paper comparing medical residency to comedy writing and/or sex. Oy vey!
P.M. Marc - Jan 31, 2012 12:40:34 pm PST #19373 of 30001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
Zenkitty, here is my bookmarked Pick-Me-Up link. [link]
billytea - Jan 31, 2012 1:00:26 pm PST #19374 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Tom, I was in a very similar position about three years ago. I'd been with my company for fourteen years, the job had turned somewhat toxic over the last few, I got laid off in the wake of the GFC, and thanks to my length of service, my severance was enough to take stock for a bit. I don't know how you're feeling about it right now (my reaction turned out to be relief), but in any case, I hope that when you find your next job, you look back on this as a positive occurrence.
One thing I'd suggest, either in addtiion to or in lieu of the headhunting idea - you might find it helpful to talk to an outplacement firm. I found it very helpful in sorting out just what shape I wanted my next career move to take, and what I could find in the job market. (One caveat - my firm arranged for outplacement services for everyone who was laid off, so I don't know what it'd cost out of your own pocket.)
Sheryl - Jan 31, 2012 1:07:55 pm PST #19375 of 30001
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
I'm sorry about the layoff, Tom.
Gudanov - Jan 31, 2012 1:13:13 pm PST #19376 of 30001
Coding and Sleeping
Last year I got laid off after 10 years at the company. I got a 10 year anniversary present in the mail a week later with a card saying 'Congratulations'.
javachik - Jan 31, 2012 1:24:10 pm PST #19377 of 30001
Our wings are not tired.
I'm sorry in some ways, Tom, and as sorry as you need me to be about your layoff...
BUT. I wish so much that I'd been laid off during our last layoffs in October. People with my length of service recieved good severance packages. Instead, I got to work in a miserably low-morale environment and deal with the replacement Chief Medical Officer who's so awful that everyone is either quitting or wants to quit. I tried to negotiate a lay-off of some sort (when I gave notice and had a lot of leverage since the only other person who can do my crucial job - my employee - was on vacatin for 3.5 weeks) and was told by a very sympathetic HR that me and my employee were considered "untouchable" for layoffs because our job was too critical (finding people who have my skill-set isn't easy). So it was just a nightmare all around.
The good part is that I am actively sought as a consultant and can definitely make a living doing that until I find the next perfect full time job (if that's what I want). So I am lucky in that regard. However, I am still pissed that almost 5 years in a company I once adored has turned out this way. Oh, well.
You've been wanting to leave for quite a while now, and I know financially you're very responsible. So you've got a few months to enjoy life and figure out what comes next. I think you're actually in a pretty damned sweet spot. And no more listening to your co-workers be snide about the OWSers!!
sarameg - Jan 31, 2012 1:32:03 pm PST #19378 of 30001
Damn, Tom, I'm sorry. At least it looks like you can get some recharging done.
Burgers and beer shortly. Or wine, for me.
§ ita § - Jan 31, 2012 2:18:18 pm PST #19379 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Articles like these are why my sister keeps shouting at me about arguing with Brian Moylan, and why I fully expect to get banhammered from Gawker one day. Seriously, jizzing about the sexuality of a fifteen year old? How is that not disturbing? Especially when said fifteen year old hasn't identified his sexuality? My god, that's so vapid and creepy.
eta: Ack, even the brother who's out of the closet is underage in most states.