Well, a slumping economy means that even some of the most stable companies are laying people off. Unemployment is not just for philosophy majors anymore. (By the way, I've actually seen number 5 happen)
10. Company president now driving a Hyundai.
9. Windows 95 shutdown screen reads, "It's Now Safe to Start Looking for Work."
8. Giant yard sale in front of corporate headquarters.
7. Yesterday you were assigned to account management. Today you've been given the task of feeding the fish.
6. That stack of pink paper by the printer is gone.
5. You see a competitor in the building with an interior decorator.
4. Your boss stops by your modular prison cell with a list of names and asks, "Hey, your job is pretty worthless, right?"
3. You think to yourself, "Man, I love this job."
2. Company property gets glued to the desktop
And the #1 sign that you're about to be laid off:
1. You see a picture of your desk on eBay.
And the runners-up:
- Management changes internet usage policy. It is now acceptable to go to Monster.com.
- The boss says "haven't you been wanting more free time?"
- The boss catches you at slackercentral.com.
- You encounter a "Goodbye and best wishes" suprise party in your honor.
- Boss wears stylish "you're fired" shirt to the company picnic.
- The boss announces a new lay-off policy, anyone with a first or last name beginning with the first or last letter of the alphabet will be fired. Your name: Abbot Zelandro.
This list was written by Frostic(1,5,6), THX(2,8,9,10), Shumph(3), WedgieMan(4), and Darkside(7).
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