LB got sacked today. So did JB, but I wasn't that close to him - cast a pall over the entire day, calls that usually take me five minutes I was like yeah keep rabbiting on, I'll get focussed SOMETIME in this call - well not quite, but wasn't worried about the clock, or rather didn't even have an eye on the clock... it was one of those now you see her now you don't kind of dismissals - she turned up and everything, and was doing work, then was called into a meeting, and that was it.
This has happened because we had some 'experienced' staff transferred over to our area, well transferred as in the fact that they get our email work in a complete other state. And experienced as in the fact that ooh they must be permanents, all hail the permanents who will retire in five to ten years, rather than train up some new good potential staff - grr, I thought I had gotten past the thought of not enough experience for pleb-type jobs years ago LOL.
Was a definite vibe amongst us temps today - my boss came around trying to reassure us that all the cuts had been made, but that wasn't exactly the point in my head. That point being potential rather than looking towards retirement. Of course, if these South Australian newbies turn out to be hot chicks LOL - but we went out for a quick beer or two after work, the usual suspects, myself, MC, JC and SW and assorted partners, and the vibe I was getting off the others was last one on first one off... not sure about that, but best to keep my head down currently.
Oh gods, Will and Grace on TV - the two support characters are whiney and who laughs at a joke about Vietnam being a bad war for manicurists. There is nothing on TV at the moment, remains of the cricket from Perth on another channel - at least Amazing Race is on in a bit :)
First weblink of the day - I'm not much of a Bobby Fischer fan, but surely the US Administration has better things to do than hound him about some money he made in Yugoslavia when it was under sanctions? I mean, it's not as if he was a camp guard at Treblinka or anything - and better things being spending the time and attention on hmm Iraq or North Korea perhaps?
And in the category of why not lie low and let the fuss pass over, why on Earth is Marion Jones suing Victor Conte about him saying she took drugs? Especially when she has unlucky taste in drugged up men, and whatshername, the other sprinter, got banned for eight years without a bad drugs test... Marion, they are going to catch up with you you know. Your reputation is already sullied, and pulling out of everything apart from the long jump last time around has a hint of those Greek athletes running away from the testers as well... it doesn't look good.
Surprise surprise, the much vaunted missile defense has failed it's first major test - how many billions are going into this idea? How many troops are being killed in Iraq due to lack of sufficient armour? LOL and reading further the test was delayed due to bad weather, hmm I'm sure the North Koreans, Chinese or Russians are going to wait for a sunny day to launch their nukes LOL... oh, there's a price tag, $80 billion since 1985.
Laters peeps
Pauly
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