Outsourcing

On last Thursday Todd became the latest victim of outsourcing. He was made redundant by Sun Microsystems. He was completely blindsided by this. On Wednesday he had received a glowing annual review and Thursday morning he was called at home to be told he was no longer working for Sun. There is a good severance package but Todd is still hurt by losing his job. This is layoff #3 for him and it really does weigh him down.
Speaking of outsourcing. The newest tester for our company arrived from India today. I have been assured over and over that my job isn't in jeopardy but I am taking a wait and see approach. The new tester is willing to work 50 hours a week at probably 1/2 of my salary. It doesn't make me feel real safe right now.
So keep your fingers crossed for both Todd and I.
Take care.
Daria