"Thanksgiving" e-mail from our company president

[MrMonk]

Sent about noon today, so most employees won't see it until they come in on Monday.

I paraphrase ...

toughest times I've ever seen ...
our business model is to be well-prepared ...
unfortunately, we are not unaffected ...
must make difficult decisions for the good of the many counting on us ...
(glurge, glurge, glurge)
character is shown by how one handles adversity ...
happy thanksgiving.

I'm so excited about Monday. :sarcasm:

[phusion]

1. We have been getting similar emails

from our organization's president. It makes ya think...

[Atman]

2. PUI

Posting under the influence.

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10. ha! while probably looking at the revolver on his desk as well... n/t.

[babylonsister]

3. Shit.

Hope for the best, I guess. This is going around. :(

[MrMonk]

5. I'm pissed off that he snuck it in by e-mail on a holiday weekend.

and had the nerve to disguise it as a "holiday wish".

[babylonsister]

9. I hear you, and I would be, too.

Very cowardly imo. When did honesty become a commodity?

[daninthemoon]

4. sorry man. your pres is a dick.

[47of74]

6. I'd bet that does not include

Cutting his pay or the pay of managers either.

[daninthemoon]

13. typical pattern is they get bonuses for saving payroll expenses.

then: golden parachute

[Art_from_Ark]

15. So, the saved expenses go into the parachute

Wheeeee! One guy takes more money than he'll ever need from the backs of people who worked to earn it. As Yusef Smirnoff would say, "Amerika! What a country!"

[ConcernedCanuk]

16. Ok, I'm probably not the first, nor the last to ask - what's with the #'s in your sig line?

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I suspect they are somehow related to your nic 47of74

Just Curious in Canada

[47of74]

17. It's hex code

To decode,

A. Go here
B. Copy the sig line and paste into the hex window and press the decode button to see what it says.

[ConcernedCanuk]

18. 4c 4f 4c 20 2d 20 67 6f 74 63 68 61 20

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:thumbsup:

[fortyfeetunder]

7. There was no thanks for working for the company?

Sheesh. That qualifies for a real loser...

[MrMonk]

8. It wasn't a personal e-mail. It was a mass mailing to the entire company.

It still means somebody's getting the axe, and the rest of us are expected to get the message.

[fortyfeetunder]

20. That is still s*itty handling.

I realize it's a mass mailing, but even some expression of thoughtfulness or appreciation might have softened the blow.

I bet he won't be feeling any pain over this, right?

[gmoney]

11. at least it wasn't the "I'm gonna fire everyone who voted for Obama" letter... (n/t)

[TheDebbieDee]

12. Just be glad the phucker didn't lay off a bunch of you

outright in the e-mail.

[tech3149]

14. Sounds like typical assholio speak.

One of the main reasons I don't work anymore. Eff' em where they breath! Once they don't have anymore wage-slaves to profit from they might get the message that you have to share the wealth.

[Berry Cool]

19. It's their way of saying "For many of you, this will be your last holiday season with us,

so we want to wish you a good one. Enjoy the good times while you can, for next year..."

Try to take comfort from the fact that you're not the only one. Then again, maybe it's not a comfort.