walking the plank
Madeleine just got laid off, and nobody thought to tell Morningboss or me. I talked to her this morning, and she was absolutely horrified that some of us just hadn’t been told. She is seriously on the brink of just breaking down, and I can’t blame her. God Bless the Holy Ship. This had better fucking be worth it.
Gone, daddy, gone. (Our love is gone.)
Her position is being eliminated. Apparently there won’t be any “literary needs” next year, and since she’s the assistant to someone who is going on a sabbatical of some sort, she’s out of here. BIGBossMan had a meeting with the department heads, and (I gather) they were supposed to tell their underlings. As usual, Morningboss was forgotten, and I found out by accident when I asked Madeleine what was wrong this morning. I appear to be the only one who hadn’t heard it through the grapevine. They told her Tuesday, and she’s got until the end of the month.
Wait, so LH is going on sabbatical? I’m just going to have to come over and find out.
(Although, that position was originally created in 1993. Ah, flush for ten years.)
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I thought they were going to give people notice? Is there more to this story? How the hey-nonny-nonny wasn’t there at least some all-staff communique going on? Is she off because the season is ending or gone-daddy-gone?