This is when it sucks to be right.

[constance]

I got laid off today.

The management called eight of us into the boardroom this morning, and laid us off en masse, and then each of us was assigned a manager to escort us to our desks (to pack our things) and then to our cars. We saw no one, spoke to no one apart from our assigned managers. It was altogether the most degrading, humiliating experience I've undergone, and I was so furious I actually said something to that effect to the entire management crew--though to tell you the truth, I don't remember quite what that something was, and of course I doubt the words had much effect.

I am less furious and more just generally upset, now.

And so now I have to start buckling down to the job hunt in earnest. Wish me luck, and let me know if you hear about anything, okay?

Comments

[laurelwood.livejournal.com]

Good lord. What a classless bunch of losers. I wish it were possible to arrange for an enormous flaming bag of dog turds to be delivered unto them, because, really, that's the only kind of thing that gets through to people like that.

I'm sorry you had to endure something so horrendous, and you know what? I'll bet whatever it was you said was cuttingly eloquent, even if you don't remember it.

I'm keeping all my fingers and toes crossed that you find something wonderful ASAP. If I run into a wish fairy, I'll use at least one of the proverbial three to bestow upon you a combination used bookstore/classic movie house/dog-grooming facility owned by a sweet old lady who's looking for someone to take over her move-in-ready business for her.

[tofty.livejournal.com]

Oh, wouldn't that be fab, the old lady, I mean? Maybe I'll find one on my own, though, and then I'll send a postcard to my former boss who in addition to neglecting her dog seemingly let half her department go (we accounted for half the layoffs, in an office with five departments) without a struggle. The postcard will be a photo of my new digs, and it will say, HEY. FUCK YOU WITH A BIG POINTY STICK. And I will sign my name with a flourish.