Archive for the tag 'RIF'

Unemployment #4

I received a lovely pep-talk from Christine. We have history — she hired me to do DTP contracting at Borland, years ago. She also hired Jenny, who left Borland, hired me at Sun, then hired Christine as a contractor, and now Jenny and I are gone from Sun, and Christine is doing ubergiggery there. Over [...]

A Clean Galley, and a RIF

This morning, my galley is spotless. An old roommate of mine once mentioned that if she could control no other thing in her world, she could keep her kitchen clean. The chaos level in her personal relationships was high, but her kitchen was always gorgeous. And so today, my galley is spotless. Today, Sun, where [...]