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mdlbearWednesday was a pretty good day, though I didn't take a walk. I drove home toward a gorgeous full moon rising, with wild geese flying overhead. You know, I should have been suspicious at that point.
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jilara brought over the
yukata that she had taken home to hem, and I found its belt tucked away at
the bottom of one sleeve. It's lovely.
Thursday morning I got in to work and was greeted by $BOSS and $CFO, and
the news that I'd been laid off. Along with two other researchers in my
building, and at least two three people in
Menlo Park. Plus two from Japan who decided to leave the company
rather than go back.
Public service announcements:
- New tag: 8.3%
- Party tomorrow at Grand Central Starport. I will have copies of my resume.
- I am currently looking for work in the San Jose and Seattle areas.
Please address job-related correspondance to
steve@savitzky.net orssavitzky@gmail.com. - I will be available to start work any time after April 1st
Felt very restless yesterday evening. Should have taken a walk.
0307 We * up 6:30; drugs, nose, teeth, exercise * 8am Dr. Reed * humira @ Cringely » Siri’s big brother from Google * finished TRs * walk: d=3.19, c=309, s=2.9, t=1:05 - McClellan Ranch Park % 3ish - 3:45: sleepy, unproductive * work: filled some holes in the group website. : Wild geese overhead and a gorgeous full moon ahead of me driving home * I can haz yukata. Found the sash, which was lurking along the bottom of one of the sleeves. 0308 Th * up 6:35; drugs, nose, teeth @ iPads Don't Work For These SMBs @ Justice Dept may sue Apple, publishers on e-book pricing: WSJ | Reuters @ James Cameron Headed to Ocean's Deepest Point Within Weeks @ How Four Women Revived a Derelict Mississippi Town - NYTimes.com @ How Anonymous plans to use DNS as a weapon (or not) * print address label for Kat @ Home Studio: Gear from Shure, Mackie, and PreSonus That Won’t Break the Bank | Disc Makers’ Echoes – Insight for Independent Artists * buy: 2x CR2032 batteries for scale * bring Kat's paperwork -to work- for notarization : Laid off as of 3/30. In good company; at least 6 other people leaving. (including the two recalled to Japan who decided to stay here) (18:27:48) ssavitzky: No warning; management has only known for certain for about a week. Apparently things are pretty dire. They've laid off two other researchers, two admin staff (our librarian, rowanf, and our purchasing person), and going through a big restructuring. (18:35:03) ssavitzky: No problem. Last day Friday 3/30 (4/1 starts the fiscal year). I get two more weeks or so of vacation time, then 6 months of severance with full pay and benefits. COBRA after that. I also turn 65 in less than a week, so I need to look into the relative advantages of COBRA and/or Medicare. " (coworker, also laid off) Elena: Everything happens for a reason. @ The Wordsmith's Forge - Poem: "Tales of the Righteous" * Thankful Thursday (including party invite) * Colleen didn't drink most of her gin :S * Pay Bills % very restless. Should have taken a walk.
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Date: 2012-03-09 06:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 12:03 am (UTC)8.3% is the current official unemployment rate.
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Date: 2012-03-12 04:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-12 11:38 pm (UTC)Anyway, good luck to you!
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Date: 2012-03-09 04:21 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-09 04:33 pm (UTC)I'm so sorry to hear how widespread it was. I didn't realize they were letting researchers go. :( I am pretty sure Medicare > Cobra. At least I have always been on Adobe's health plan. But we are still in shock here too.
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Date: 2012-03-09 05:10 pm (UTC)We should get together on IM. I'm mandelbear on AIM and ssavitzky on Yahoo.
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Date: 2012-03-09 04:33 pm (UTC)Medicare
Date: 2012-03-09 06:07 pm (UTC)Re: Medicare
Date: 2012-03-09 09:06 pm (UTC)Re: Medicare
Date: 2012-03-09 10:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 04:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 07:16 am (UTC)Never did get the hang of Thursdays...
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Date: 2012-03-10 05:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 07:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-10 04:49 pm (UTC)*No drama, she just moved away and we lost touch.
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Date: 2012-03-11 03:28 pm (UTC)I don't know how the setup is out where you are, but my membership on linkedin.com has lead to a number of contents. If you like, I can send you an invite to http://careers.stackoverflow.com/. I'm also a member on http://geekli.st/, but I couldn't say what it's good for yet, as I've been a bit too busy to look into it.
Good luck!
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Date: 2012-03-11 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-11 11:54 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-12 05:14 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-12 09:15 pm (UTC)I use a notecard-based system for the companies to check out. If you're up in the Seattle area, let me know; I'll bring the Giant Pile of Company notes.
Best wishes in your job search.
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Date: 2012-03-13 03:58 am (UTC)I'll be up at Norwescon, and again for Westercon. Possibly in between; we'll see.
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Date: 2012-03-15 05:51 am (UTC)Seattle...it's almost as expensive as San Jose, and the weather is much worse. Might want to take a look at Portland.
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Date: 2012-03-15 02:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-04-19 05:48 pm (UTC)I hope you'll find something even better waiting for you...
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Date: 2012-04-20 12:30 am (UTC)