After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?" - Valleywag Comments

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

Owen Thomas — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:33:56 PDT

@ThatKid: They were indeed. Popular building thanks to the fiber-optic lines going through the area.

Owen Thomas

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

ThatKid — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:20:57 PDT

Wait, Doubleclick and Google were already in the same building before the merger?? Talk about synergy.

ThatKid

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

zibby — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:36:42 PDT

Oops. I forgot to add "good luck" to that ramble.

zibby

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

zibby — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 07:34:34 PDT

See, my grandfather used to work in a factory. Good paying job. Anyhow, their business was a little lumpy, so once in a while when things were slow, they'd tell my grandfather, "Hey, Joe, don't come into work for a spell, but we'll call you when things pick back up." And they did. That was a layoff. I don't think that's gonna happen here, so these would be firings. Or "let-goings", if "firings" is too painful to say.

zibby

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

GlobalNetworkNavigator — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 23:08:08 PDT

Logan's Run? Now there's a classic reference.
Jenny Agutter had so very... perky... assets on display.
Nice.

GlobalNetworkNavigator

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

famousauthor — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:33:29 PDT

Free Odwalla juice would be a great compensation.

famousauthor

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

Fidel on the Roof — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 20:03:25 PDT

@donmiguel: Next zuck? Come on. We aspire to be great.

Fidel on the Roof

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

donmiguel — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:33:20 PDT

Welcome to the future. We all think that we'll be the next Zuckerberg -- or Denton (all hail Count Von Denton!) But in reality, most of us will neither start the big company nor figure the next killer app. For most of us, if we're extremely lucky -- we'll get to invest around 10 to 15 percent of our yearly earnings before taxes with matching input from our company into 401Ks.

Maybe, just maybe, there might be a tad of Social Security left. Oh blah -- whenever I read stories like this I get realistic and forget this isn't Logan's Run (Jenny Agutter and Michael York -- classic sci fi). There is no Carousel to end it all for us, so layoff stories make me nervous for my future. Um, now back to the happy happy! (Please insert snarky self-referential joke here).

donmiguel

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

raincoaster — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:05:59 PDT

I hope they at least filled their backpacks with the free food.

raincoaster

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

dickrunning — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:01:51 PDT

Most of those that are left are looking for another gig. People were really upset today, it was bad.

dickrunning

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

scoobydoo — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:52:52 PDT

In this day and age I would have at least expected you to Scoble them with your amazing video recording mobile phone.

scoobydoo

After Google layoffs, we ask DoubleClick employees, "How was your day?"

michaellamb — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:40:01 PDT

sounds like the annoying tv presenters who stalk families after a tragedy - so how do you FEEL about the fact that your son was kidnapped/ daughter raped/ husband killed / house burned down?

michaellamb