the company announced
on tuesday
that they were going
to be announcing all the
layoffs this thursday.
apparently they had done
some studies that
showed that if layoffs were
conducted on a thursday
(as opposed to a friday)
there were less people
who suicided,
because they had an
extra day to find a new job.
except whoever it was
that made the first announcement
forgot to tell whoever it
was that was supposed to make the
second announcement
and we all weren't laid off
until friday.
afternoon, of course.
i went home, told my wife,
drank a six-pack and
contemplated not a
goddamn thing.
-published in fearless