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[andrewducker]

Just to let you all know what's going on with my life, redundancies, etc.

Formal announcement today that IS Division is losing "not more than 240 people", slanted towards senior staff (over junior ones) and Analysts (over developers).  As a Junior Developer I feel somewhat safe, although not entirely.

Specific announcement about how many people in each pool will occur next week, at which point I'll know exactly how unsafe to feel.

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[nickys.livejournal.com]

Good luck.

Want to come over and drool at Servelan on Friday to take your mind off it?

[andrewducker]

I would love to, but I'm going to Guy's party at The Auld Hoose on Friday night.

Next week sometime?

[nickys.livejournal.com]

Could probably organise something.
I'll need to check what original_aj's plans are first though.

[green-amber.livejournal.com]

I think it was more me who wanted to do that!-)

[nickys.livejournal.com]

:o)

Are you also at this party, or are you free tonight?

[green-amber.livejournal.com]

Either at party or dying of cold in bed :-(

[green-amber.livejournal.com]

Next wk would be better - we're out sat, and Andy has gaming Wed.

[andrewducker]

Actually, Andy no longer has gaming on Wednesday...

[perceval.livejournal.com]

you're a role player?

[andrewducker]

Indeedy.

Aren't all the cool people?

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Including my husband. *g* I've played with him a couple of times. He's a character-driven player, loves systems such as Ars Magica and Legends of the Five Rings. Has yet to find a group to play with in Edinburgh, though ... even though he's not trying that hard, to be honest. It's even more difficult for him now that the Black Lion has gone AWOL. Where will he get his fix of Knights of the Dinner Table? (except from the Internet, but that's not quite the same ...)

[andrewducker]

I'm in a Lo5R game right now, and have played Ars Magica at several times in the past.

I'm also heavily character-driven and seem to like the same kinds of games.

You'll have to introduce us at some point.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Right, excellent. My husband said he'll search for you tomorrow. Some time before or after his Group Redundancy Targets Meeting, I gather. I.e. sometime before or after 11am.

He's working in Thistle Street, btw. The building with the huge red "To Let" sign over the door.

[andrewducker]

The one I walk under every morning...

I too work in Thistle Street. Get him to HOST me.

Alternatively, come in the door at the St Andrew's Square end, turn right and I'm on the left, lazing about on a very untidy desk, the only person in the area with long hair.

Not in until 9:30 tho :->

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Heh. What a friggin' coincidence.

I definitely will.

He tends to be in at 9ish.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Good luck. My husband works for Standard Life, too. IS division, Junior developer.

(I came via green_amber, btw)

[andrewducker]

Ask him if he knows my name...

[perceval.livejournal.com]

I did, because as soon as I told him I'd commented on your journal, he asked about yours. But no ... He's a database guy, works with Oracle, used to look after Property databases. You might have seen him around, actually - he's quite tall (6'4")and he's got grey hair even though he's only 33. I'm not going to tell you his name because I'm a bit cagey about divulging my and spouse's RL name online ...

[allorin.livejournal.com]

More to the point, what's his name? We probably know him.

Sadly, I've seen all the figures, and know exactly where we all stand, but I can't say anything, or I'd be for the chop.

[andrewducker]

Yeah, I envy you even less than I envy the management who are going to have to tell hundreds of people they're being made redundant in person.

I wouldnt want to be their therapists.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

My commiserations. When I was working for a small Edinbrugh startup, they had a policy of first deciding about the redundancies, then telling the line managers on the Friday ... and the people concerned on the Monday afterwards.

Since everybody in the company is/was quite friendly with each other, that's quite some strain.

Somehow, I prefer the way Standard Life are handling it, because I'd rather have some time to prepare for a possible redundancy (tune down spending, tidy up CV) than to be packed off at a month's notice and without any redundancy settlement.