As I’m writing this sentence, I still have three more hours to go before I can finally go home. It’s 3:00 in the morning here in Ortigas.
It’s my first night ever as a lucky, employed guy on a night shift. This is the joker card that I lay on the table in this poker game [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘recession’
February 9, 2009
Night Shift Now
January 13, 2009
The Global Economy Falls Into Recession and I’m on Facebook
I’m watching YouTube and surfing Facebook, Multiply, and other websites while hungry and determined applicants take exams to get hired by the company. The irony of this unproductive life is sometimes overwhelming.
I’m still floating, still waiting for a client to descend from the heavens and save me from joblessness. It is pathetic and I don’t [...]
December 2, 2008
Lose Your Job, Help the Economy!
We heard the big news last Friday. Half of our team in the office is getting laid off, including myself. When that sudden announcement for an emergency meeting came, I already knew what was coming. I admittedly hoped that it was not that bad, but I was quite sure that something nasty was coming my [...]
