Article: 11246 of alt.peeves From: "Jeffrey B. Zurschmeide" Newsgroups: alt.peeves Subject: Re: Laid Off Again... Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2001 21:03:32 -0700 Organization: Silicon Graphics, Inc. Lines: 32 Message-ID: <3B7B4614.CE9AF979@sgi.com> References: <3B7B1C26.8EE1A171@sgi.com> Reply-To: zursch@sgi.com NNTP-Posting-Host: sshgate.corp.sgi.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: fido.engr.sgi.com 997936167 12223286 169.238.216.146 (16 Aug 2001 04:29:27 GMT) X-Complaints-To: news@fido.engr.sgi.com NNTP-Posting-Date: 16 Aug 2001 04:29:27 GMT X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.14-5.0 i586) X-Accept-Language: en Path: news.meer.net!sea-read.news.verio.net!dfw-artgen.news.verio.net!iad-peer.news.verio.net!news.verio.net!news.tele.dk!small.news.tele.dk!204.94.211.44!enews.sgi.com!fido.engr.sgi.com!not-for-mail Xref: archive.mv.meer.net alt.peeves:11246 Steve Daniels wrote: > > >A blessing in disguise. You've learned something new. Now go out and learn > >something even newer. And go it again. That's the formula for success. > > Wow, Jeff. How were you ever able to keep up the Lazy Z before > you got advice like this? I muddled along. This blessing is not in disguise. SGI is, well, a regular at fuckedcompany.com. I've learned something new all right - if you play your cards right, you can collect a metric fuckload of severance from the same company several times on its way down. There's a career strategy - be the last guy hired on at big companies that will then lay you off with a couple months' severance. If you got good at picking them and doing it right, you could have a multi-year paid vacation interrupted occasionally with interviews and new hire orientations. Collect a lot of keen coffee mugs, too, I bet. JZ -- Jeff Zurschmeide + "Racing is a mystery. Course Developer/Instructor + It can't be taught, or written down, SGI Global Education Services + or even told." (503)638-3537 zursch@sgi.com + -Cale Yarborough