Well, the dust has settled and I've come out of it alive, but not unscathed.
We had 26 software engineers, and we are left with only 16, losing about 40%. Of those, I lost my software project lead (not the same as my boss), which is a huge loss to our project. He has many years of domain expertise on our product, and I'm not sure who can replace him.
The tallies are still coming in from the other functions in our business, but I hear we're losing about 67-76 people total from Austin.
It's been a pretty stressful day, and it's tough watching these people pack up. Some of them are fine with it, and some are bitter. It's going to leave a bad taste in our mouths for a while, and I've definitely lost my work ethic for the day. I was planning on taking the rest of the day off, but my boss recommended I stay because we might have some meetings later today.
What lesson have I learned? Always keep your résumé up-to-date.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
no title
Coming up with a title for a blog post requires too much thought, so I decided to pass on it today. I'm sure you're all terribly disappointed.
As I started writing this entry, I realized that I can't remember what I did over the weekend. That isn't all that surprising to me, because in some areas my memory is terrible. Somehow I manage to survive.
I know at some point, Taylor and I went to Opal Divine's to participate in an Arrested Development pub quiz. We teamed up with 4 other people, and it's a good thing we did because we would have done a lot worse without them. Nevertheless, we didn't win or even place, despite getting off to a good start. There were almost 100 teams participating, with a total of between 400-500 participants. It was pretty crazy, and it's a good thing we got there early and ate dinner, because it got hectic fast.
On Monday, we had another football game, and with it came another stomping. I wish we could play our first game again, which we lost 7-0. Ever since that game, we've won by huge margins and have always scored at least 40 points. Our last game on Monday was no different, shutting out our opponents to the tune of 42-0. We have a bye next week, and will have a double header on the 18th to wrap up the regular season. I can smell the playoffs…
I can't remember if I've mentioned already, but all indicators are pointing to next Monday, the 11th, being the "big day" at work. See you then.
As I started writing this entry, I realized that I can't remember what I did over the weekend. That isn't all that surprising to me, because in some areas my memory is terrible. Somehow I manage to survive.
I know at some point, Taylor and I went to Opal Divine's to participate in an Arrested Development pub quiz. We teamed up with 4 other people, and it's a good thing we did because we would have done a lot worse without them. Nevertheless, we didn't win or even place, despite getting off to a good start. There were almost 100 teams participating, with a total of between 400-500 participants. It was pretty crazy, and it's a good thing we got there early and ate dinner, because it got hectic fast.
On Monday, we had another football game, and with it came another stomping. I wish we could play our first game again, which we lost 7-0. Ever since that game, we've won by huge margins and have always scored at least 40 points. Our last game on Monday was no different, shutting out our opponents to the tune of 42-0. We have a bye next week, and will have a double header on the 18th to wrap up the regular season. I can smell the playoffs…
I can't remember if I've mentioned already, but all indicators are pointing to next Monday, the 11th, being the "big day" at work. See you then.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
let's get our funnies on
As always, you can click to enlarge a picture and/or go to the original source.
I'm not sure what he was expecting
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
the final countdown
The rumor is that the hammer will striketh at my work by 4/14/2011. I've been wavering between confident and worried, but again I'm feeling confident. It's not going to be pretty, because I think we're losing a lot of people, but it is what it is. If I survive, I will be grateful. Unfortunately I have about 2.5 more weeks to wait, potentially.
In other news, I had a fun weekend. Friday night I went out with Taylor, Ellen, Anna, and crew to the Pulp Fiction Quote-Along. It had been a while since I'd seen Pulp Fiction, and I forgot how awesome it was. I mean, I know it's an awesome movie, but I forgot all the different scenes of awesome, and definitely forgot about all the awesome dialog. I'm glad we went, and we got some free cap guns out of it!
Saturday night was our Decades party, and by Saturday morning I still had no idea what I was going to dress up as. Taylor and I went to Lucy in Disguise to find some costumes. I had been in there before, but I had never actually looked around for a costume there. There selection is sweet, and you can rent or buy the costumes, which is convenience. We both got 80s costumes, mine being 80s punk rock-ish. You'll have to check Facebook for them, because I don't have the pictures.
After a brief rendezvous with the family for dinner, I went to the house and got ready for the party. The party itself was fun, albeit filled with a little bit of drama. We had a keg, liquor, darts, beer pong, and a fair amount of people. I hit the sack around 3:30 AM.
Sunday was a much needed recovery day, which wasn't filled with very much at all.
Finally, we have yesterday. Nothing to highlight except our football game. Coming off a big win, we were unsure of how we would match against a team who was also 1-1, like us. After a tough start where they went up 7-0 immediately, we recovered remarkably. We scored 7 unanswered touchdowns, and won the game 49-8. I had a couple good runs and one good defensive play, but didn't do much this game which is okay. Our other teammates are good and we had a ton of interceptions, which is what killed them. We held them on the 5 yard line for 3 or 4 consecutive downs, and got the turnover. Now we are 2-1, and have a game against a winless team next week. No upsets, please.
In other news, I had a fun weekend. Friday night I went out with Taylor, Ellen, Anna, and crew to the Pulp Fiction Quote-Along. It had been a while since I'd seen Pulp Fiction, and I forgot how awesome it was. I mean, I know it's an awesome movie, but I forgot all the different scenes of awesome, and definitely forgot about all the awesome dialog. I'm glad we went, and we got some free cap guns out of it!
Saturday night was our Decades party, and by Saturday morning I still had no idea what I was going to dress up as. Taylor and I went to Lucy in Disguise to find some costumes. I had been in there before, but I had never actually looked around for a costume there. There selection is sweet, and you can rent or buy the costumes, which is convenience. We both got 80s costumes, mine being 80s punk rock-ish. You'll have to check Facebook for them, because I don't have the pictures.
After a brief rendezvous with the family for dinner, I went to the house and got ready for the party. The party itself was fun, albeit filled with a little bit of drama. We had a keg, liquor, darts, beer pong, and a fair amount of people. I hit the sack around 3:30 AM.
Sunday was a much needed recovery day, which wasn't filled with very much at all.
Finally, we have yesterday. Nothing to highlight except our football game. Coming off a big win, we were unsure of how we would match against a team who was also 1-1, like us. After a tough start where they went up 7-0 immediately, we recovered remarkably. We scored 7 unanswered touchdowns, and won the game 49-8. I had a couple good runs and one good defensive play, but didn't do much this game which is okay. Our other teammates are good and we had a ton of interceptions, which is what killed them. We held them on the 5 yard line for 3 or 4 consecutive downs, and got the turnover. Now we are 2-1, and have a game against a winless team next week. No upsets, please.
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