The tough economy hit home this week, there were some layoffs in the office this past Wednesday. I won’t get into the particulars, but needless to say I will definitely miss a couple of the folks around the office. It is a tough fact of life and business.
At the previous company I managed to survive several, several rounds of layoffs. Early on, I could be heard on occasion responding to the question of “What is your goal here?” with “To be the longest running Simplified employee.”
As it turned out, that was not the case. I was hired by my current employer before the rest of the folks that they hired out of Simplified. But in regards to my immediate department, I was the last. I have to say that the week has been a bit of a blah one. I fairly certain that I will be back to my normal self next week.
On a side note, Gina and I were out shopping (oblivous to the BAD storm that was rolling into the area) and were suprised that the store was closing at 8pm. Normally shops are open to 9pms on weekdays. One of the other shoppers was also QUITE surprised as well and inquired as to when this change (and subtley asking WHY).
So rather than cut staff, the retail chain took the approach of closing all the stores an hour earlier. While the folks that get paid hourly will feel the crunch in their paycheck, the positive aspect is that they are still receiving a paycheck.
I really need to do a longer post on this, definitely will as I get more details, but I am going to be volunteering my time with TechRanch as they help to promote Entreprenurship in Cedar Park. I am excited (and a little nervous) about the opportunity, I definitely will have the chance to learn some new tricks and finally get out and about into the community. I also volunteered to be the Volunteer Team lead for the upcoming ProductCamp:Austin.
Ok, well looks like it might be safe to vacate the bathroom (storm has died down).
Keep you posted.
laterz