Grahame Posted June 5, 2012 Report Posted June 5, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 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. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 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. Quote
The Monkey Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 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. Quote
agile_one Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 Awesome, Dinny. You probably chanted right along, no? Quote
The Monkey Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 Awesome, Dinny. You probably chanted right along, no? I chanted what I always do in such situations: "Potvin Sucks!" Quote
n_maher Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 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. Quote
tyrion Posted June 6, 2012 Report Posted June 6, 2012 I chanted what I always do in such situations: "Potvin Sucks!" I chanted this many times. 1 Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 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. Quote
The Monkey Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 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? Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 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. Quote
mrarroyo Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 Cost cutting by corporate phuck tarts, man that sucks. Quote
dsavitsk Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 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 ... Quote
swt61 Posted June 7, 2012 Report Posted June 7, 2012 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. Quote
skullguise Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) 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 Quote
boomana Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 Damn, Dusty. When it rains, it pours. I'd be really really pissed. Quote
Dusty Chalk Posted June 8, 2012 Report Posted June 8, 2012 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. Quote
grawk Posted June 9, 2012 Report Posted June 9, 2012 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. Quote
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