CBW (on Thurs) and 66 days left...

So 66 days left until I join the unemployed...We had a meeting the other day with our group and our manager. Apparently the powers that be wanted all the 6 Sigma managers to ask there employee's for ideas on how else could be done to cut costs. That is correct ladies and gents, even though you are laying my ass off, you want to ask me (now) what else could be done to cut costs to prevent further layoffs.

Now please understand I really do like my boss, he has had my back as much as he possibly can since I have been working for him. But I was pretty much blown away by the question and before I started to "say what I was going to say" I told him, that what I was about to say was not a reflection on him. Then I said, what does it matter, the company is already stretch thin on everything...no color copies, we don't get Styrofoam cups for water/coffee/tea anymore, we stuck the entire corporate campus in one building from 2, bonus’s are gone (for now), no raises (for now), pto accrual has been reduced by 30%, and sales/services have not started to pick up. WTF is left to do. For years we have been pushing to go to a 4/10 or 9 80 work weeks. I would have jumped at this in a heart beat; it reduces the need for your square footage, equipment and utilities. Hell it is even a benefit for the employee, but it has been shut down so many times because some positions here might not be able to use it. I then said does it really matter what anyone does around the office to cut costs, because all they are going to do is lay off more people and hire cheaper labor off shore. It does not matter if you are good at your job or not, if they can get someone cheaper (and it does not matter if they are as skilled as you or not) they will hire them.
Needless to say, the room got a little quite, I could tell my boss wanted to agree with me, but "could not". Yeah that meeting pissed me off a little. But it is, what it is..

Anyway...

Anyone else play Viking Wars on Facebook? It is pretty fun, it is the same type of game model as Mob Wars, but they just added a new element...ACHIEVMENTS!!! It is totally just like XBL, you get them by completing jobs, acquiring specific amounts of cash, surviving fights, etc. You are then awarded with a groovy icon and experience points. I have to admit it makes the game much more fun to do. If you want to join my clan send me a facebook friend request (Mike Coppola) and click on the link.

On to the Comics:

WildCats #11

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Avengers Initiative #24

Avengers Invaders #11 (OF 12)