major suckage: watching your friends walk past with boxes....

[wrkngirl]

I hate layoffs. Hate hate hate them.

[Jihforce]

ouch! That sucks the big one! I'm sorta scared too. They announced our financial report for the last 3 months and it wasn't very good. I better figure out a backup plan.:upset:

[xsiled2]

office spaceage :(

[southernbelle]

Layoffs suck - and I hate to be around when they walk them out. Awful.

Ours is coming - I work at a (ahem) large computer company being bought out by another larger company, unless the deal unravels, so I think my longevity is really limited. I'll be making that walk soon enough.

[evil-will]

i bit the bullet a while ago..my company anounced a few weeks ago that it was going to 2000 jobs and cut spending by 1 billion..i guess ill be hanging out with my friends during the day now..unless somebody out there wants to give me a job :D

[wrkngirl]

It was awful. People I really liked, all gone. I'm not trying to get sympathy, I know (I guess?) I'm still fortunate to HAVE a job, but I miss them already. The place looks like a morgue today. Walking past offices that are bare, lights out... ugh.

Today is going to suck. :( Thanks for letting me vent...

[Markel]

Originally posted by southernbelle
Ours is coming - I work at a (ahem) large computer company being bought out by another larger company, unless the deal unravels, so I think my longevity is really limited. I'll be making that walk soon enough.
Hey, southernbelle, I used to work for a large computer company that was aqcuired by the large computer company that may be acquired by another large company. In other words, I'm an ex-DECie. I walked out with my box in mid-94. :sad:

[Jihforce]

ouch, yeah, buyouts suck. They usually use that as an excuse to lay everyone off and restructure the company. Wish it didn't have to be that way.

[southernbelle]

Didn't realize you were ex-DEC. My ex was let go in 94 as well. I know this won't make it any better, but you can rest assured it's a real strong case of "what goes around" coming back around with a vengence.........

Recessions suck.

Reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw a few years ago in downtown Houston. As I am sure you know, Houston was built on big oil, and when that went bust it was ugly. Anyhow, this bumper sticker said "Please god, give us another oil boom and I promise not to p*ss it away this time!"

[Markel]

Yeah, I had about 5 years with DEC (here in the Chicago area, but a number of projects in northern Mass./southern NH, Colorado Springs, and even a few meetings in the northern Dallas area. I had high hopes when I joined (I had "cut my teeth" on DEC hardware in the early 70s), but things certainly didn't last.

[Thunder]

yup...sucks...
we just got hit a few weeks ago...our web team went from 8 to 5...
but now...we've got no projects and nothing to do...

i also heard that the are going to really start regulating raises...sucks...i was supposed to get my one year review...:(

[SpeedEng]

I just got canned this monday! worked there for 4 years
Im sooo bored with nothin to do now!:(

[whitak24]

man, this is depressing
our consulting firm has been making major job cuts for the last 2 or three months....a couple people i know have gotten chopped. i'm ok for now b/c i'm on a major project, but i'm rolling off early next year..........hopefully i'll be able to get another project soon, or else i'll be at risk....
good luck guys