Update from post about the lay offs
Last time I went to the office, early this spring, the morning after those last offs, I was sat at the exact same spot I’m in now, eating croissants off the hotel breakfast buffet in exactly the same way I did then, only today I feel more composed, but just as hungover.
It’s a small and cozy type of hotel for what seems to be a little bit more interesting than average people with jeans jackets, gray hair, notepads and some bohemian look with wrinkles and moustaches. I think they probably have esoteric interests and maybe are jazz musicians and/or screen writers, but I’m not sure.
At work people have quit left and right since the first round of lay offs, though some of them I met yesterday who were fired haven’t found no new job yet even though it’s been six months or so.
It’s not such a nice vibe to the office right now. Only the HR and the product people are desperately trying to infuse it with some working spirit and positivity; it’s you know sort of like they running one of those high voltage heart starters on a corpse.
I’m working my last day tomorrow. Told them to buy lots of cake but I’ll tell them to get apple pie instead I love apple pie, I only like cake. But I will take whatever I’m offered.
Right one more funny thing: last round of lay offs, we were told that we weren't a family like they told us before (and then he went on to describe in great detail to us the difference between family and business like we a bunch of morons), now instead people are instructed to celebrate and give themselves high fives that they “made the cut”. (No more re alignments) Furthermore: they are now a family again.
A family of what? Wankers?
Not exactly sure how to pass the time now: don’t want to be the first one at the office because I’m not 100% I remember my alarm code still, but maybe I shall go for a stroll in the fine late summer sun.
Maybe another cup of coffee first.
Tonight after work I’m going to meet an old friend from when I was a terminal worker with a forklift licence. She’s a spearhead within the subject of gender studies I think.