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Wow.

I went out to dinner last night with a few people from work. We ate, we drank beer, we drank more beer, we drank more beer, and then we left. Standing outside, someone mentioned that the CEO was coming to the office, so they were fearing layoffs. I always wonder if there's some secret mail alias everyone is on where all of these rumors are passed around.

So, this morning, I asked the guy up the chain from me, and he confirmed that they were going to happen. Of course, he couldn't give me specifics, but it became clear later.

The new VP (poor guy) started taking people into conference rooms for a few minutes. He'd come out, the person with him would look about to cry, and he'd go talk to the HR lead.

The first person he talked to was one of the heavy lifters on my project. She's on the hook for a lot of performance tuning, and while she has been given two weeks to remain at the company, (what an idiotic idea) who's going to be maximally productive in that time? Work 14 hours a day, or work 5? It's not a tough call.

In all, we lost three people -- QA manager, Developer, and Senior Manager. We also lost another VP with whom I have come to loggerheads on occasion. In all, I disagree with several of the choices, but tough times require tough choices, and there are very few choices with which everyone would agree. I suppose my not being one of the people cut is a good thing. I'm still a bit nauseous.

I wish I had waited until today to make my train reservations, though. I have to see if I can shift my ticket from 8pm until earlier. Or, I'll go get a massage and go see a movie.

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