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 2001-03-14 | 21:45

» ying-yang

I made it through the lay-offs.

On one hand I'm happy because it means that I can continue to sock away $1000 every month to pay off my stupid debts. It also means that I can eventually quit this job on my own terms. (I'm thinking of terms along the lines of "Shove this soul-sucking job up your ying-yang." Or something similarly colorful. )

On the other hand, I miss out on a large severance package and the kick in the pants that might get me moving on to something new.

The problem is that I'm starting to burn out...Fast. I've done almost no work for the past two weeks and it's catching up to me. I sent a request for two weeks off in early April so I can relax. As a reply I've been invited to attend a meeting with my bosses under the heading "Troy's vacation and it's impact on [Website]." The meeting is 9:30 to 10:30am Friday in the offices across town.

I spent the entire day today working on an HTML version of my résumé. By 6:00pm I had sent out five e-mails to various companies who are hiring Web Developers.

I'm washed up. Iris got laid off and I'm going to miss her. There's no one left in SF who isn't completely insane.

Lately I've worried that I might be joining them.


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