Layoffs
Well, I'm still here, although we lost nearly
half the company in the most recent RIF. There's barely
enough left to keep development moving forward, and the ones
left aren't even the people who actually wrote the code
they're trying to fix; they only inherited it from a
consulting company now long gone. Too many false starts on
new product development, and a complete company-wide failure
to deliver; quite a shame, really. On the upside, I've been
quietly talking to a few people through the office regarding
plans after we find the doors locked, and a few are
receptive to the idea of a new business venture.
Camping
A weekend away from
anything resembling a computer was just what the doctor
ordered. We (my girlfriend and I, along with a co-worker and
his wife) left late Friday night, and arrived at about 11:00
PM, just in time for check-in (pitching a tent at night
isn't as bad as I thought it might be). After a quick meal
on Saturday, we took an aggressive (to me, anyway) hike
along the lake and back, then treated ourselves to some
fantastic campfire cooking and goodies (mmm, s'mores). Then
it poured. :-P Our friends' tent leaked like crazy, causing
them to throw in the towel (so to speak) by 4:00 AM; ours
leaked a bit, but we stuck it out all night. Come morning,
our friends returned, and we packed up camp and headed home
for some much-needed sleep. Overall, a good weekend, even
with the rain.
jfleck:
There
is
no
Cabal. (Or
is there?)