What happened to Nicole aka the fediverse chick?

In other words, someone may be willing to pay you for parts,

Except for the parts that Windows obsoleted. Not saying that they’re valueless, but they certainly tanked the value of otherwise useful parts.

My thoughts exactly. Didn’t think anybody would get the reference.

“Trade it”

TO FUCKING WHOM? The whole point is that you made it useless.

(Unless this is Microsoft providing some free advertising for Linux)

They literally have us trying to finish developing a product and get it through certification. They want first 10 units built at our location and for us to train up the people at the new location. I’m phoning it in for sure, but that’s not the expectation.

I feel for you.

My company got bought in June '23. I was offered a retention bonus with a final payout after two years. 1.5 years in (last month), they announced that they’re laying off our entire office in June '25.

The reason provided was that we can’t keep up with the expected demand of the product despite nobody ever coming on site to evaluate our abilities and us exceeding the goals set for us. It couldn’t have anything to do with the salary range in our area naturally. I asked the goon they sent us if the person who made the decision was on the phone. He said no. It was explained that “these things happen” in business.

And they expect everyone to stick around and happily assist in the transition. The retention bonus sounded good when it came with continued employment, but it’s not nearly enough to put up with that shit.

I’ve already interviewed three places. Fuck if I’m giving them two weeks.

There should be a requirement where the people who decide to lay folks off actually have to show up and tell them in person.

2nd eBay. Sometimes it’s even cheaper.

I once closed my account with BoA in person and they paid me out in cash. This was 2009.

I got a letter a few months later stating that they overpaid me and I owed them 19 cents.

I told them I had an FDIC notice that I no longer had an account with them and they could fuck off. They said that they’d “let it slide.”