The good news is that I survived a layoff event. The bad news is that I work for a company where laying off 7% of the workforce across the board was the winning option. I mean, I shouldn’t be surprised. It’s one of the inevitabilities of corporate life. But it’s been a long, long time …
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Reflux
I’m uncomfortable, this season of silence. The stomach acid I carry and hold deep inside wants release, but that would be violent. Emesis is a terrible thing. It is also no thing to let go slow, or the damage creeps up the esophagus, burns holes, damage to self. Hold it down, keep it in, swallow …
Vigil
No matter who you work for, your employer is that bad neighborhood kid that you let into your house because you really, really want your son to have friends. If you don’t constantly keep your eye on the kid, they will steal everything you have and come back for more. Don’t let them take everything.
Push Up and Twist
Effective June 1, I am promoted at work to Tier 3 technical support. This is a good and bad thing. Good in that I get more pay and more capabilities in the datacenter. Bad in that I have more responsibilities and will be in the on-call rotation. I should be happy about it. Really, I …
Flex
Car’s gone. Got hauled off today. Check is in the mail. Today’s been one of those days where you pick up your shoes three times and drop them every damn time. Extremities are tingling; I think I have circulation problems. Or a pinched nerve. Or too much caffeine on a daily basis. Caffeine’s a vasoconstrictor. …