I have just survived redundancy for the first time. [Archive]

na§tee

11-06-2008, 02:28 PM

eek. thank goodness you survived. CREDIT CRUNCH! geez. i am so surprised i got offered a permanent contract in these shitty economic times. i know that doesn't save anyone from redundancy but they could have just given me a fixed term one. yikes.

reading names out.. sounds like execution.

then we came to an end by joshua ferris features a lot of redundancy. it's a good book to read for people who are this close to mutilating their colleagues with a chainsaw.

mathcart

11-06-2008, 07:19 PM

My heart was racing as they read the names out.

I feel hollow and sad for the guy's who haven't survived the cull.

Fuck.

You mean you didn't get fired?
:confused:
Congrats
(y)
You guys talk so fuckin' weird...
;)

Lex Diamonds

11-06-2008, 09:37 PM

By "you guys" I hope you mean homosexuals and not the British.

Kid Presentable

11-06-2008, 09:50 PM

By "you guys" I hope you mean homosexuals and not the British.

You're not exactly making it easy to spot the difference.

Lex Diamonds

11-06-2008, 09:52 PM

You're not exactly making it easy to spot the difference.So do all Australians have small humour glands?

Kid Presentable

11-06-2008, 09:53 PM

So do all Australians have small humour glands?

Ask one and they'll break your arms probably.

Lex Diamonds

11-06-2008, 10:04 PM

So you're saying tiny brains too?

Kid Presentable

11-06-2008, 10:05 PM

You're telling the (pathetic) story

Kid Presentable

11-06-2008, 10:11 PM

Adam

11-07-2008, 03:31 AM

I so don't deserve my job. I've probably done about 2 hours real work in the last 4 months. I haven't even been in for about 4 weeks.

Working for the government means you can't get fired, but I'm testing the limits.

Guy Incognito

11-07-2008, 03:43 AM

Camo, this redundancy thing sounds barbaric. Do they just sit you all down in a room and read out the names of the condemned? Do the redundant look desperately around the room for solidarity? Do those spared avert their gaze so as to not catch redundancy?

there is a lot of redundancy at our place at the mo and they are calling people into a room one by one, some get told they are safe and others get told they have 30 days left and when its all finished nobody talks to each other for about 2 days cos they are either too pissed off or a bit emabrrassed. My department is safe at the moment but i think its only a matter of time. Its a very ugly atmosphere

Kid Presentable

11-07-2008, 03:51 AM

People have told me not to get labeled as a public servant, but I'm interested in working for the State Government because private sector is firing people sort of regularly at the moment. The stability and the relative ease of the 'work' has me really interested, plus they pay graduates pretty highly.

camo

11-07-2008, 04:17 AM

Camo, this redundancy thing sounds barbaric. Do they just sit you all down in a room and read out the names of the condemned? Do the redundant look desperately around the room for solidarity? Do those spared avert their gaze so as to not catch redundancy?

Pretty much so. Firstly it was a departmental meeting and then we got sectioned off into our smaller sections and the condemned names where read out and handed a letter.

It's fucking tense, there are company stalwarts who have been here since the eighties who have got a letter. I've been here for little over a year...

BTW, this is just 'Phase 1' as they are calling it...'Phase 2' is on the 17th.
I hope they have finished with the creative dept.

trailerprincess

11-07-2008, 04:20 AM

I can't believe they read out people's names! That's absolutely horrific. I mean, give people some privacy please!

Kid Presentable

11-07-2008, 04:20 AM

So you work at like an agency or graphic design house or some shit?

camo

11-07-2008, 04:26 AM

Yeah, the names thing was pretty harsh, they've wiped out an entire publication.

I work in the creative department of a publications company so you could call it an in-house role.

Kid Presentable

11-07-2008, 04:28 AM

It's not EMAP is it? I used to love 'Mean Machines'.

camo

11-07-2008, 04:31 AM

No no, but i know where I'd go if this place went down. EMAP still has some awesome publications.

(I was more of a CVG kid myself)

Kid Presentable

11-07-2008, 05:07 AM

haha Julian Rignall ftw

have a look at this in any case (http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/)

camo

11-07-2008, 05:24 AM

Awesome, I remember getting this issue because of the Star Wars cover and it had pitfighter reviewed on the Mega Drive (y)

CVG is still going but they only do special issues for different games series. The lastest being the call of duty issue.

RoryMC

11-07-2008, 06:27 AM

haha Julian Rignall ftw

have a look at this in any case (http://www.meanmachinesmag.co.uk/)

Thank you for that link. I have just been through the ultimate nostalgia trip reading that site!!:D

Kid Presentable

11-07-2008, 06:37 AM

Thank you for that link. I have just been through the ultimate nostalgia trip reading that site!!:D

No worries man. Those magazines used to inspire me to write about video games when I was a kid. I wanted to be a games journalist so fucking bad.

camo

11-07-2008, 06:40 AM

I've tried to get into that part of the industry so much.

I've been looking for sites linked to another of my childhood faves 'SEGA Power'.

RoryMC

11-07-2008, 06:54 AM

Sega Power was mental, as was Sega Pro. Does anyone remember the short-lived Arcade magazine? I think it published by Future Publishing around 98-ish? Great, underrated magazine. Playstation Power was a good magazine too.

camo

11-07-2008, 07:06 AM

Sega Power always had awesome free gifts, I still have some Sega Skull and Cannon Fodder stickers at my parents somewhere.

BangkokB

11-07-2008, 08:24 AM

My work chair is built on a pile of bones like Skeletors so I think I'm safe for a while.

Intimidation factor alone

na§tee

11-07-2008, 08:33 AM

i applied to be a communications executive at future publishing a while ago. uh, before i got this job down the road. iz true. that is all.

AceFace

11-07-2008, 12:31 PM

my husband finds out monday if he loses his job. i'm fucking nervous as hell about it and he's just chill. it's so scary!

Lex Diamonds

11-07-2008, 12:46 PM

I wouldn't fret too much about it. It's happening to so many people right now that there must be a generic plan of action to get back on your feet.

camo

11-07-2008, 05:13 PM

I wouldn't fret too much about it. It's happening to so many people right now that there must be a generic plan of action to get back on your feet.

Shut up, student.

Seriously, it's pretty scary when think about about all of my (soon to be ex) design colleagues having to find jobs in the same area and in most cases having to apply for the same few jobs.
Then there are the people (many of whom are in their mid forties) who have very niche roles like booking models and organising the flights, structuring work/photography schedules, proofed the pages etc etc I'm pretty worried for those guys. I hope they've got some transferrable skills hidden up their sleeves.

Lex Diamonds

11-08-2008, 12:41 AM

Calling me a student doesn't make my point any less valid. It's happening to millions of people the world over, there's no use worrying about it as there will always be many worse off than you.

alruggs

11-08-2008, 12:59 AM

All this madness started at my job today. It started small but I'm sure this won't be the last.

camo

11-08-2008, 10:51 AM

Calling me a student doesn't make my point any less valid. It's happening to millions of people the world over, there's no use worrying about it as there will always be many worse off than you.

okokokok, who the fuck has hacked Paddy's account? :D

Lex Diamonds

11-08-2008, 10:39 PM

okokokok, who the fuck has hacked Paddy's account? :D
Your mum hacked my account... ALL NIGHT LONG!

mathcart

11-08-2008, 11:17 PM

My work chair is built on a pile of bones like Skeletors so I think I'm safe for a while.

Intimidation factor alone

just spent 20 minutes watching Skeletor scenes on YouTube! Nice!
:)

camo

11-09-2008, 11:17 AM

Your mum hacked my account... ALL NIGHT LONG!

Yeah, she mentioned that. She said it left her unsatisfied and that she went home to hack her own account instead.

na§tee

11-09-2008, 02:43 PM

dude did i just read that as you insinuating that your mother went home to furiously masturbate after an unsuccessful night with padster? : (

Planetary

11-09-2008, 02:54 PM

lol

Lex Diamonds

11-09-2008, 11:04 PM

Yeah, I'm pretty sure that's the scenario he created and described. (y)

camo

11-10-2008, 04:09 AM

Well for the basis of a joke, yeah.

Lex Diamonds

11-10-2008, 08:20 AM

So, he admits it!

You are a sick, twisted little man.

hellojello

11-10-2008, 09:09 AM

Well done for surviving(y), hope you make it through the next round.

We recently had a compulsory business strategies meeting (*after work hours may I add* yeah we got a free buffet and there was an open bar but I would have preferred to be home) anyhow it was all about the economic crisis and pretty much how awesome the company I work for is (a total wank) since we've been going from strength to strength despite everything and that we're likely to survive the impending economic doom as the company is well established and insulated.
I guess they called it cause they were worried they might loose some of their best sales people since commissions are dropping.

I'm not worried, I'm safe in my position I"m pretty sure, since I don't work in, or for, sales. My role, while I'm replaceable, is integral to the company so it's not going anywhere, and assuming I don't do any major fuck ups neither am I.

Kid Presentable

11-10-2008, 09:14 AM

hellojello

11-10-2008, 09:36 AM

You know there's actually very little chance of our economy suffering on a similar scale to the superpowers, from my limited understanding. Although Rudd wants to watch how much of the surplus he spends. Anyway, yeah businesses are putting that whole "in spite of the economy!" spin on things ad nauseum. My work just did one like that via the intranet. Tossers.

I completely agree, I just happened to work with a bunch of moronic ignoramuses who's primary source of information is channel 7 news and the herald sun.

I'm not worried at all about the overall state of the national economy, we are actually well very well protected in comparison to a lot of other countries. I would even go as far to say the only reason the Government is making is such an issue out of a non-issue, is because they don't want to face the severe backlash that would occur if they were perceived as 'doing nothing' by those that consume way too much imperialist sensationalist media and who at the same time in no way have the capacity to the comprehend complex economic processes that will protect us from the ''impending world recession'' (me included for that second part).

And besides, I'm getting a sweeeet $1400 bonus because of it all, so actually I'm happy it happened:D.

camo

11-10-2008, 09:46 AM

So, he admits it!

You are a sick, twisted little man.

Well not really seeing as it was all insinuation and double entendre.

Lex Diamonds

11-10-2008, 11:31 AM

Methinks the lady doth protest too much!

Stop living in denial and admit you're a mother fucker, motherfucker.

camo

11-10-2008, 12:00 PM

Hey Shakes-his-spear, be shut you slaaaaaaaagggggg :D

YoungRemy

11-10-2008, 12:19 PM

this reminds me of a deleted scene from last week's The Office.

and yes, I am talking about the less humourous American version blah blah blah.

"attention all problem sales persons Jim Halpert, Dwight Shrute..... (awkward silence)"