<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post2138193975150659941..comments</id><updated>2009-01-30T20:47:29.009+02:00</updated><category term='recruiter'/><category term='catering'/><category term='management board'/><category term='vacations'/><category term='ICQ'/><category term='comic'/><category term='heinrich'/><category term='linkedin'/><category term='horror'/><category term='outsourcing'/><category term='summer'/><category term='iphone'/><category term='HR'/><category term='global organizations'/><category term='israel'/><category term='seinfeld'/><category term='ackerman'/><category term='myspace'/><category term='bonus'/><category term='swine flu'/><category term='grandpa'/><category term='intercultural miscommunication'/><category term='facebook'/><category term='dude'/><category term='Office humor'/><category term='sexuality at work'/><category term='dr. sven'/><category term='compensation'/><category term='java'/><category term='QA'/><category term='summer event'/><category term='cartoon'/><category term='acronyms'/><category term='hierarchy'/><category term='hans'/><category term='india'/><category term='employee training'/><category term='offshoring'/><category term='melanie'/><category term='season1'/><category term='initiatives'/><category term='social networks'/><category term='fred'/><category term='software'/><category term='holidays'/><category term='unemployment'/><category term='saul'/><category term='webcomics'/><category term='interviews'/><category term='large software corporates'/><category term='season2'/><category term='meetings'/><category term='china'/><category term='bureaucracy'/><category term='political satire'/><category term='prototype'/><category term='ron'/><category term='yahoo'/><category term='software development methodologies'/><category term='eileen'/><category term='the environment'/><category term='two pager'/><category term='benjamin'/><category term='dan'/><category term='strip'/><category term='apple'/><category term='comics'/><category term='mexico'/><category term='dr. ruth'/><category term='advertising'/><category term='naymz'/><category term='helga'/><category term='delegation'/><category term='creativeness'/><category term='processes'/><category term='bangalore'/><category term='HR assistant'/><category term='sex'/><category term='aybeen nawty zhbankmi'/><category term='season3'/><category term='steve jobs'/><category term='sean'/><category term='layoffs'/><category term='mom'/><category term='HR interview'/><category term='schwartz'/><category term='gunther'/><category term='guy'/><category term='messenger'/><category term='special color edition'/><category term='webcomic'/><category term='financial crisis'/><category term='programming'/><category term='nurse pleasure'/><category term='karen'/><category term='sucking up'/><category term='large software corporations'/><category term='shirley'/><category term='terrorism'/><category term='hi5'/><category term='CRAP acronym'/><category term='intercultural communication'/><category term='herman'/><category term='ipod'/><category term='twitter'/><category term='effectivenss'/><category term='microsoft'/><category term='fan challenge'/><category term='kinderman'/><category term='seven habits'/><category term='international company'/><category term='morale'/><category term='management'/><title type='text'>Comments on My 25 Percent™ Comic: The Layoff Wave</title><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.my25percent.com/feeds/2138193975150659941/comments/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html'/><author><name>Idan</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='31' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pQRA3ojRzM8/SjVERLY-1RI/AAAAAAAABKg/odAhoz8eMqw/S220/DanAvatar.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>9</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2381726499964801540</id><published>2009-01-30T17:55:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-30T17:55:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Damn! Crap just sent me an email with an option fo...</title><summary type='text'>Damn! Crap just sent me an email with an option for early retirement.  Does this mean I'm getting OLD?</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/2381726499964801540'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/2381726499964801540'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233330900000#c2381726499964801540' title=''/><author><name>Worried</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-70516489'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-6682285691958481711</id><published>2009-01-29T17:06:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-29T17:06:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>What a prescient episode.  Now it's eenie meenie m...</title><summary type='text'>What a prescient episode.  Now it's eenie meenie miney mo - hopefully not me!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/6682285691958481711'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/6682285691958481711'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233241560000#c6682285691958481711' title=''/><author><name>Lee</name><uri>http://latmb.com</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1242310593'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-7033070625094617327</id><published>2009-01-29T15:02:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-29T15:02:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>You are still lucky my man...&lt;br&gt;We had both new r...</title><summary type='text'>You are still lucky my man...&lt;BR/&gt;We had both new rules (NO MORE COOCKIES IN THE MORNING!!! TA DA DA DAM...) and Layoffs</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/7033070625094617327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/7033070625094617327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233234120000#c7033070625094617327' title=''/><author><name>ManicQin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1401326780'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-3785818664353306232</id><published>2009-01-28T17:34:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T17:34:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>&lt;b&gt;Mel&lt;/b&gt;, nice to hear from you again! :-) And a...</title><summary type='text'>&lt;B&gt;Mel&lt;/B&gt;, nice to hear from you again! :-) And anything below Schwartz requires an urgent health inspection. Sue this cafeteria (and split the profit with me)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;Abhishek&lt;/B&gt;, good to hear from you as well! How's &lt;B&gt;your&lt;/B&gt; boat doing? :-)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/3785818664353306232'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/3785818664353306232'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233156840000#c3785818664353306232' title=''/><author><name>Yours Truly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10646544122129218188</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pQRA3ojRzM8/SNyXP9SDU2I/AAAAAAAAA3Q/kg8-qp-MdSU/S220/My+25+Percent+-+Dan+-+06.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-538963180'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-4810390930387308277</id><published>2009-01-28T09:05:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-28T09:05:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Too good from Dan's bag :)</title><summary type='text'>Too good from Dan's bag :)</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/4810390930387308277'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/4810390930387308277'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233126300000#c4810390930387308277' title=''/><author><name>Abhishek</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06037992570806202609</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-1880115123'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-8341006698286631879</id><published>2009-01-27T19:03:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T19:03:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>Hello you HiTech maniacs!&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;I advise you coun...</title><summary type='text'>Hello you HiTech maniacs!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;I advise you count your blessings for Schwartz!&lt;BR/&gt;I am starving myself everyday just to not eat in OUR cafeteria!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;And YOU-Dan!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Fantastic as always!&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Peace&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Mel</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/8341006698286631879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/8341006698286631879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233075780000#c8341006698286631879' title=''/><author><name>Mel</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-274082202'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-1930225580816460843</id><published>2009-01-27T13:33:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T13:33:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>&lt;b&gt;Anonymous&lt;/b&gt; Maybe they will my friend, maybe ...</title><summary type='text'>&lt;B&gt;Anonymous&lt;/B&gt; Maybe they will my friend, maybe the will... :-)&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;B&gt;ManicQin&lt;/B&gt;, reading &lt;A HREF="http://www.my25percent.com/2008/10/recovery-plan.html" REL="nofollow"&gt;this chapter&lt;/A&gt; may give you a hint on why CRAP haven't layed-off (YET)...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/1930225580816460843'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/1930225580816460843'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233055980000#c1930225580816460843' title=''/><author><name>Yours Truly</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10646544122129218188</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pQRA3ojRzM8/SNyXP9SDU2I/AAAAAAAAA3Q/kg8-qp-MdSU/S220/My+25+Percent+-+Dan+-+06.jpg'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-538963180'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-6140265309925870655</id><published>2009-01-27T10:31:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T10:31:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>The layoff wave still have'nt got to CRAP?!?&lt;br&gt;It...</title><summary type='text'>The layoff wave still have'nt got to CRAP?!?&lt;BR/&gt;It's our second wave already...&lt;BR/&gt;&lt;BR/&gt;Join the wave CRAP! &lt;BR/&gt;JOIN THE WAVE!!!</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/6140265309925870655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/6140265309925870655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1233045060000#c6140265309925870655' title=''/><author><name>ManicQin</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-459987246'/></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-8661248879261097166</id><published>2009-01-26T20:25:00.000+02:00</published><updated>2009-01-26T20:25:00.000+02:00</updated><title type='text'>If I had to eat at Shwartz every day I would happi...</title><summary type='text'>If I had to eat at Shwartz every day I would happily let them fire me...</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/8661248879261097166'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/2138193975150659941/comments/default/8661248879261097166'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html?showComment=1232994300000#c8661248879261097166' title=''/><author><name>Anonymous</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img1.blogblog.com/img/blank.gif'/></author><thr:in-reply-to xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0' href='http://www.my25percent.com/2009/01/layoff-wave.html' ref='tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5932427915991972864.post-2138193975150659941' source='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/5932427915991972864/posts/default/2138193975150659941' type='text/html'/><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='blogger.itemClass' value='pid-458970023'/></entry></feed>
