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GeekMBA360.com Depression 2.0 Layoff Tracker and Layoff Satisfaction Survey have been two of the most popular features on this site. In the past few days, I’ve been hearing from folks who were “re-org” out of Amazon.com. This is not warehouse jobs. Those are folks who work in software development, product management, etc. at Amazon.com headquarter [...]

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I studied computer science for four years in college. I worked as software developer for several years. But, nowadays, when someone asks me if I’m technical. My answer is "no" — I have been working in product management for eight years. I work with developers everyday. I still play with various technologies at my spare [...]

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There is a very popular restaurant near where I live. It’s always packed, and requires 30 minutes or longer waiting time. I have been to the restaurant for a few times. I was there again last night. I noticed something interesting: the same waiter takes my order every time. He is very personable, always smiling, [...]

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I had a chat with a friend yesterday. His company has suspended salary increase and bonus for 2009. But, the company would still conducted its annual performance review by the end of April. My friend was telling me that he wouldn’t spend much time on his review — "If I have a great review, I [...]

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Right after I started college in the early 1990s, I discovered the Lynx text browser for World Wide Web (WWW). A few months later, I "upgraded" to the Mosaic Browser, and later moved to use Netscape Browser. I was like a kid in the candy store — it was amazing how much one could do [...]

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I was ordering lunch at the local super market yesterday. The clerk was trying to confirm my order, but I had a hard time to understand what she said. She had a very heavy accent. In the end, she came out, and pointed to the items on the menu one by one to make sure [...]

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