It's the End of the World as We Know It
Mar. 5th, 2008 12:44 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
... and I do Not feel fine.
It should come as no surprise to long time friends that any company run like mine -- well, words fail me. In any case, we got bought today. I really should not have joked so much about how slaves have to be sold. Doubtless it's Karma.
I did Not get laid off today. Yet. But things are not looking good. Shame I can't get paid to write fanfic.
That is a Joke.
Not a great one, I admit. Never rains but it pours.
On the upside, Wee Hob has had 2 good days in a row.
It should come as no surprise to long time friends that any company run like mine -- well, words fail me. In any case, we got bought today. I really should not have joked so much about how slaves have to be sold. Doubtless it's Karma.
I did Not get laid off today. Yet. But things are not looking good. Shame I can't get paid to write fanfic.
That is a Joke.
Not a great one, I admit. Never rains but it pours.
On the upside, Wee Hob has had 2 good days in a row.
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Date: 2008-03-05 05:53 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-03-05 11:29 pm (UTC)One bright spot, maybe, is that they have 17 developers in Salt Lake City using our ancient composition tool (Compuset.) So, either they intend us to continue on as we are and take new work with minimal adjustment to their system-- good. Or, they have people who can take over our jobs as soon as they get to converting them all over. Not sure which yet.....
If I do retain a job, it looks very much like the new company is sane and decent and the benefits absolutely rock compared to what we have. They might want to keep some of us just because we're a bargain, being so dreadfully underpaid. They could give us hefty raises and still probably not approach what they're paying their current people doing similar work....
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Date: 2008-03-05 06:17 pm (UTC)At least Wee Hob is balancing things a bit by having good days.
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Date: 2008-03-05 11:24 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-03-05 06:18 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2008-03-05 07:19 pm (UTC)But yay for Wee Hob!
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Date: 2008-03-05 11:22 pm (UTC)Funny thing is, we found out about all this Last Night because our old crazy manager Chris IM'ed one of the only people from our office still on speaking terms with him. He does contract work for them, (though his linked-in resume claims he is their VP of DAM (digital asset management.)) I wouldn't make him VP of Stray Cats, myself....
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