Wednesday, March 28, 2007

15 Early signs of Company Lay-offs

The Top 15 Events that tell you that your company is going to down-size drastically

15. CEO frequently overheard mumbling, “Inky-Pinky-Ponky.”

14. Your workday consists of coming in at 10, thinking up where to lunch with your coworkers and then leaving at 5.

13. Windows XP shutdown screen reads, “It’s Now Safe to Start Looking for Another Job.”

12. Company recreation room is access controlled now.

11. Sudden proliferation of IIT engineers as interns.

10. Your boss keeps asking you “Do you like your present assignment?”

9. Company president now driving a Hyundai Santro myself.

8. Annual company holiday bash moved from Sheraton banquet room to abandoned company guest house.

7. You are allowed to take only 4 print-outs per day (Back-to-Back).

6. Guard at front desk nervously smiles at you whenever you pass by.

5. Giant yard sale of used laptops/desktops in front of corporate headquarters.

4. Babes in the HR suddenly start flirting with dorky technical managers.

3. Employee Discount for your company’s products are discontinued with immediate effect.

2. Company dental plan now is applicable only to select management employees.

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1. Sign Your Company Is Planning A Layoff …
President begins weekly meetings, “Good morning, you ignorant developers and testers.”

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