And now what did you do TODAY?

[mikeymad]

cool Grahame - didn't know about it.

[Grahame]

You can catch the last transit of venus of your lifetime, live on the NASA feed on wired. or direct on Nasa Edge

Edited June 5, 2012 by Grahame

[mikeymad]

cool thanks.. oh yeah - NASA...

[Dusty Chalk]

Looked up, saw clouds. :\

Had an interview, it went well. It would be working for a friend, of which I am always weary, but I have known this friend for a long time, and trust him to keep me in line, so I am hopeful.

[grawk]

congrats musty

[Dusty Chalk]

Well, it's not a done deal -- right now, he has exactly enough work for the one programmer he has, so he either has to get a lot more business in, or something.

But yeah, I'm a feelin' a good a tonight a.

[The Monkey]

Just saw this:

I was a chaperone on my son's class trip to the park, which is right on the water. It just coincidentally coincided with the shuttle's trip up the Hudson. The kids went bananas. They spontaneously started chanting U-S-A U-S-A! Pretty cute.

[shellylh]

Sounds fun Dinny!

[agile_one]

Awesome, Dinny. You probably chanted right along, no?

[Dreadhead]

Awesome Dinny!

[The Monkey]

Awesome, Dinny. You probably chanted right along, no?

I chanted what I always do in such situations: "Potvin Sucks!"

[n_maher]

Very cool, Dinny. It kind of reminds me of standing on Ford Island (which is located in Pearl Harbor) listening as a submarine came back into port. All of the ships currently in dock welcomed her home with blasts from their main horns. It was pretty surreal.

[tyrion]

I chanted what I always do in such situations: "Potvin Sucks!"

I chanted this many times.

[Augsburger]

Great timing and great picture.

[Dusty Chalk]

Finished clearing out my office.

Found out they hired someone. No, I'm not going to go postal, but do any of our lawyer brethren know if that's legal? The claim is that technically, the offer was made long ago (long before the reduction in force), it's only his start date that's this week.

[The Monkey]

It depends on a lot of things, but let's start with the easiest: are you over 40 and how old is the new hire?

[Dusty Chalk]

Yes, and he just graduated. In fact, the start date was pretty much defined by graduation, I'm not sure if he had an actual start date until he graduated.

[mrarroyo]

Cost cutting by corporate phuck tarts, man that sucks.

[jvlgato]

This

[dsavitsk]

Yes, and he just graduated. In fact, the start date was pretty much defined by graduation, I'm not sure if he had an actual start date until he graduated.

It's going to cost them less to rehire you, than to hire a lawyer to defend against you ...

[swt61]

I agree. With the limited information we have, I'd consider letting them know you're considering legal action if they don't make things right.

[skullguise]

Truly sucks, give them hell and make them suffer.

At my old company, I swear someone read the "Inhumane MBA Manual of Layoffs Without Costs" to get rid of some folks before they did some outsourcing. There seemed to be a minimum number of people that got a 2 (out of 5) on their annual reviews. A 2 means sub-par, and there's no bonus, no raise, and they are put on "plan" (from which they will never come off). A fair amount of folks left in dusgust, or got pushed out for not coming off plan.

Later, they did a formal layoff with severance and transition plans, but for those early ones it was the most horrible treatment I've seen in my 25+ years in corporate life.....I can think of only one person who was possibly a level 2 for their review....

Edited June 8, 2012 by skullguise

[boomana]

Damn, Dusty. When it rains, it pours. I'd be really really pissed.

[Dusty Chalk]

I was, indeed, really really pissed last night. But I think I need to move on, just so it doesn't emotionally fester. I was told today that it was for an entirely different position ("...basically an intern..."), whereas I'm a senior level guy. :\ Not sure that helps. Also got told I might get hired back. That might help.

[grawk]

Joined the Philly Hash House Harriers for a beer mile. I'm now the owner of the "chug cape". I didn't come in last, and I can drink a beer faster than anyone, so all things considered, it was a good night. I'll rejoin them next month I think.