Layed Off
Thu Jan 6 2005 18:39 MST #I wrote this on Dec 15th but it was never published due to logistical problems.
Got layed off today (Dec 15th), which rather sucks. We had a clue things were going poorly for a while, and it was likely that the board would take out a percentage of the company sooner or later. My bet was on Jan. And with the sounds of impending doom I revised the date to Jan 2 and added myself, my whole department to the list. But we didn't make it that far - so now I join the statistics of holiday layoffs. And that is pretty much the worst of it. There where more survivors than I thought there'd be. And life goes on. Plus this was a good bit longer than the 6mo I figured for the job when I got it. I lasted longer than a year, which is impressive.
In related news - Friday I go to an interview with the Digital Library Research & Prototyping team at Los Alamos National Laboratory's Research Library. A very long name but a very cool job - I've already talked with the team lead a bit and I'm excited. Anyhow wish me luck.