High Definition Cable Redux

The well defined cable adventure has been undone. In the spirit of not having a job, I opted to discontinue paying the $80 per month.

I will miss you Dirty Jobs and Mythbusters. No more Good Eats or No Reservations anymore. I’m down to Netflix and free, over the air, television. The kind I had when I was a kid, when TV was free. And we didn’t know any different.

At least I can watch House and CBS Evening News. And anything on Netflix. And maybe the stuff on YouTube and HULU.

It’s not so bad.

High Definition Cable Redux

The well defined cable adventure has been undone. In the spirit of not having a job, I opted to discontinue paying the $80 per month.

I will miss you Dirty Jobs and Mythbusters. No more Good Eats or No Reservations anymore. I’m down to Netflix and free, over the air, television. The kind I had when I was a kid, when TV was free. And we didn’t know any different.

At least I can watch House and CBS Evening News. And anything on Netflix. And maybe the stuff on YouTube and HULU.

It’s not so bad.

Were you fired, or laid off?

When I was a young kid, there was no such thing (that I can recall) as being “laid off”. Your options were being fired, or quitting. Either the company fired you, or you quit. Giving rise to the infamous line, “You can’t fire me! I quit!”

But these days, people draw all sorts of fine lines between being “fired”, “laid off”, “downsized”, etc. Trying to soften the blow so that people feel better about it. The subtle nuances of business these days.

In my case I was laid off. But no one’s manager looks at them and yells, “You’re laid off!”

Were you fired, or laid off?

When I was a young kid, there was no such thing (that I can recall) as being “laid off”. Your options were being fired, or quitting. Either the company fired you, or you quit. Giving rise to the infamous line, “You can’t fire me! I quit!”

But these days, people draw all sorts of fine lines between being “fired”, “laid off”, “downsized”, etc. Trying to soften the blow so that people feel better about it. The subtle nuances of business these days.

In my case I was laid off. But no one’s manager looks at them and yells, “You’re laid off!”

You’re fired!

Seems kinda funny when Donald Trump says it. But not so funny when you lose your job. Which I did. Today.

My department was re-structured and myself and the only other person in my department were let go. It’s just me versus the economy now.

https://www.rps.net/~mojo/resume/

You’re fired!

Seems kinda funny when Donald Trump says it. But not so funny when you lose your job. Which I did. Today.

My department was re-structured and myself and the only other person in my department were let go. It’s just me versus the economy now.

http://www.rps.net/~mojo/resume/