My last post here was back in January of this year. I had figured out (with the help of a Google search) how to combine multiple pdf files into one, gigantic file. That was right around when things started to get insanely busy at the job I was working at. It may have been insane, but I really liked what i was doing.
Yes, I am talking in the past tense. On March 10th, the company did its third round of layoffs and my job was one of the positions that was eliminated. I still remember the day. I was continuing work on a bug that had been assigned to me through the Bugzilla software that they use. I had a pretty good idea of what the issue is and how to fix it, and had started to code to fix it. Then I got an email from my boss around 9:26, saying that he wanted to have a quick status meeting in a conference room in 4 minutse (at 9:30).
I didn't think much of it since he was always busy with stuff and getting something like a status update out of the way was nothing new. The room he specified was occupied with a bunch of overwhelmingly loud folks, so I went to the room around the corner. I dialed in to his conference line and he was waiting for me. He wasted no time and told me that my job had been eliminated. He appologized, saying he didn't have much choice as he was pressured to release somone after having everyone survive the previous two layoffs.
After he had told me the news there was a knock on the door and a lady entered with some stuff in her hands. It was my separation package and paperwork that I needed to sign. My boss said goodbye and she took over the meeting. After signing everything she informed me that I needed to pack up and be out of the building asap. Granted, they trust their employees enough that they didn't post a guard over me or anything (no like it was needed, I am not stupid and don't burn my bridges), but man was she to the point.
It took me about 2 1/2 hours to clean out everything and get packed up. I did my rounds to say goodbye to everyone and an email was even sent out by my colleague to let people know. That is when they started to come over more frequently to bid their farewells and say they were sorry for the situation.
I worked with a great bunch of very knowledgeable people and I consider myself lucky to have been there, but considering the current job market, I really wish things had gone differently. Heck, I would have truly considered a pay cut if it meant keeping my job versus being in my unemployed state as I am right now.
I have been actively looking for a job for just over a month now. I have my resume out to tons of places, but unfortunately, no bites yet. While I was at Sonus, I really started working with PHP a lot during the last few months and I started to really like it. So, after being released, I started really picking it up more. In addition, I have begun really concentrating on the Drupal CMS (Content Management System) for my web development. Its a wonderful system and being PHP based, its not too very difficult to extend with your own modules.
Anywho, that is where things stand, and now you know..... the rest of the story. (RIP Paul Harvey! 1918-2009)
Yes, I am talking in the past tense. On March 10th, the company did its third round of layoffs and my job was one of the positions that was eliminated. I still remember the day. I was continuing work on a bug that had been assigned to me through the Bugzilla software that they use. I had a pretty good idea of what the issue is and how to fix it, and had started to code to fix it. Then I got an email from my boss around 9:26, saying that he wanted to have a quick status meeting in a conference room in 4 minutse (at 9:30).
I didn't think much of it since he was always busy with stuff and getting something like a status update out of the way was nothing new. The room he specified was occupied with a bunch of overwhelmingly loud folks, so I went to the room around the corner. I dialed in to his conference line and he was waiting for me. He wasted no time and told me that my job had been eliminated. He appologized, saying he didn't have much choice as he was pressured to release somone after having everyone survive the previous two layoffs.
After he had told me the news there was a knock on the door and a lady entered with some stuff in her hands. It was my separation package and paperwork that I needed to sign. My boss said goodbye and she took over the meeting. After signing everything she informed me that I needed to pack up and be out of the building asap. Granted, they trust their employees enough that they didn't post a guard over me or anything (no like it was needed, I am not stupid and don't burn my bridges), but man was she to the point.
It took me about 2 1/2 hours to clean out everything and get packed up. I did my rounds to say goodbye to everyone and an email was even sent out by my colleague to let people know. That is when they started to come over more frequently to bid their farewells and say they were sorry for the situation.
I worked with a great bunch of very knowledgeable people and I consider myself lucky to have been there, but considering the current job market, I really wish things had gone differently. Heck, I would have truly considered a pay cut if it meant keeping my job versus being in my unemployed state as I am right now.
I have been actively looking for a job for just over a month now. I have my resume out to tons of places, but unfortunately, no bites yet. While I was at Sonus, I really started working with PHP a lot during the last few months and I started to really like it. So, after being released, I started really picking it up more. In addition, I have begun really concentrating on the Drupal CMS (Content Management System) for my web development. Its a wonderful system and being PHP based, its not too very difficult to extend with your own modules.
Anywho, that is where things stand, and now you know..... the rest of the story. (RIP Paul Harvey! 1918-2009)
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