>>After eleven long and mostly fun years at Harte-Hanks the PHB in charge of the unit I was in decided to present me an early Christmas present and lay me off just before I was due another week of vacation and a 10 year anniversary gift... short-sightedness truly abounds.
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>If you are supposed to get a ten year gift after eleven years... it sounds suspicious already. Though I don't really know if it would be any better if they had waited a few weeks.
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> Been there several times, in years no better than this one. Fingers crossed etc.

I got my 5 year gift after 5 years and 6 months (this week) so I don't know what that means. Better keep my fingers crossed too :)