VP Just Joking Before--Will Actually Fire Us.

I haven't gone through my monthly bills yet. I need to sit down and do some honest revaluation of my finances. I'm sure I've slipped. Also, my area of the company is going through a 'headcount reduction,' or a mass firing, as I prefer to call it. A few weeks ago, our VP said he didn't think it was going to happen, and then they had an all-employee meeting yesterday so he could tell us he forgot to carry the two.

November is the target date.

My VP handled the situation like a certified ass-hat and tried to "lighten the mood" with a little layoff humor. He told funny anecdotes of people close to retirement who probably wanted to get fired. But seriously folks, we were informed once he was done with the warm up act and got down to business, top performers shouldn't be worried. He told us that, for those that remained, our company would be a better place to work.

I don't know what the talking points he was working from, but it was inconsiderate in the extreme.