Today feels like the day after the war…everyone’s limping in, head’s still relatively down, somber expressions…a bit of relief in some eyes but still the ever present stench of dead bodies and empty desks rues the 2 floors of our building. Its a sad day, but everyone’s trying to pick up the pieces and move [...]
Posts Tagged ‘layoffs’
Third time’s the charm
July 9th, 2009
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Here we go again…another long day-long funeral somber melody of friends leaving us…not by choice but by necessity; to keep a large media company afloat. We can understand the the reasoning but have difficulty facing the reality that will soon face them in unemployment. Pray for them, pray for their families, pray they get back [...]
Beers, tears and fears
December 5th, 2008
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There’s something about bonding, coping and coming together in the time of a tragedies and hardships, especially over the exchange of drinks at a pub. It brings people closer in a way that they haven’t before. The team mentality takes over, just physically being there for someone shows sign of solidarity. Something about adding drinks [...]
Survivor thoughts
December 4th, 2008
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It was funeral that lasted 2 days. One by one we saw crowds gather around the desks of our fallen comrades. One by one people were sent to HR to lay their heads before on the guillotine…it was surreal. Some closer than others, 28 total left our office over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday. [...]
