The Adnostic

I know, I know, I can't get off the "I just got fired" thing. Just like I couldn't get off the "I just ruined another relationship" thing a few weeks ago. But hey, my website. You don't like what you're reading then head over to Dooce and read about babies and constipation. They are surprisingly popular topics.

Well, according to the LAist, letting people go just before or during the holidays is a very common occurrence in Hollywood and probably elsewhere, and I have to agree, it is a genuinely heartless thing to do. Yuck it up at the Christmas party you bastards, because firing a pregnant woman (not me) is a non-stop one-way ticket straight to Hell. (Yes, I know Jews do not believe in Hell, but I am willing to make an exception for pregnant women who were amazing to work with. God she was smart! What were they thinking?!)

I have an MBA. I am aware of the bottom line, shareholders, and the desire for black versus red ink. I also have to side with Nicholas. There are always choices. The right way or the wrong way. The good way or the evil way. The soft push or the hard blow. Management made a choice. Let some of their key staff who had been there for years, had long standing relationships with their coworkers, and who sacrificed many hours and attention that could have been spent with their loved ones, in a quiet and secretive manner right before the Thanksgiving holiday. I doubt that kind of play will garner the kind of top-notch work they have come to expect from their interactive "center of excellence."

Happy Holidays!