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Slashdot Article

The company referenced is Divine Interventures. Divine purchased the company I was working for last year in August. They were buying up a lot of failing Internet and content related companies after the dot-com bust, and the plan was to build an integrated content management portal for enterprise customers. In September, they had their first(?) round of layoffs. Every division had to layoff a certain percentage of people. In our case, it was two people and I was one of them. And then September 11th happened, which made it more difficult to look for/find a new job. I wasn't sure how long I was going to unemployed. I felt lazy and useless staying at home while J. went off to work. Luckily, I used the network that I had made when my first company failed to find a new job and started in November. Yes, I have worked for five companies (three actual jobs) since graduating in 1999.

Now six months later, I am pretty happy at the company I'm working at. It's small and cozy, and I work with people I like and get along with, and I have no fears of paycuts or layoffs anytime soon. Things tend to work themselves out, even when you don't think so. I hope the people that I used to work with, who are probably still there, are okay. They have wives and children to support. I hope everything works out for them, too.

Exercise Journal

Walked 3.857 miles with jd7a in 1 hour, 23 minutes.

Found a small neighborhood park nearby that had a good walking trail through it. I think that's why we were able to walk faster tonight.

Reminder: Before our next walk, we should stretch first.