The key to surviving corporate America is to understand its rhetoric. "Organizational change," for instance, can mean that people are being let go, canned, laid off, or, in a softer sense, "given the opportunity to relocate to corporate headquarters."
This is the story of that exact scenario, where a Fortune 500 company closed shop at a profitable subsidiary in a neighboring state. Each person mulled the idea of exchanging a laid-back, business casual dress environment for a cafeteria, a fitness center and a strangling – by a necktie (corporate attire only, please) and organizational bureaucracy.
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August 21, 2010 - August 21 is National Spumoni Day. Did you know that? I seriously doubt it. But who cares? It's an entire day to celebrate Spumoni! If you don't know what Spumoni is, check out the Wikipedia page. Better yet, let me explain why you should care about Spumoni in the first place.
Today marks the grand opening of sorts for Spumoni Press, a book publishing/web development/technology company in Baltimore. Right now, it's a couple of guys who share the same ideas about books, websites and, most importantly, ice cream. OK, true, one of the guys is lactose intolerant, but deep down, he loves ice cream, I'm certain.
Anyway, back to the important stuff. We're having a contest here. The winner receives a $50 Discover gift card. Entering this contest is about as simple as turning on your computer.
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Matt Severnson has assembled a team of hard-working, quasi-geek individuals to build a revolutionary website for a northern Michigan city. The system becomes a big hit despite the group members' idiosyncratic traits. Fast food addiction, incessant sexual tension and heated bingo competition constantly distract the team. While the opportunity arises to build the first nationwide, government-sponsored high-speed Internet portal, the issue comes second to Matt's relationship with Katy, the team's co-leader. They cannot hate each other enough to halt their steamy romance, but they can't love each other enough to share anything but a fish dinner.
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August 21, 2010 - August 21 is National Spumoni Day. Did you know that? I seriously doubt it. But who cares? It's an entire day to celebrate Spumoni! If you don't know what Spumoni is, check out the Wikipedia page. Better yet, let me explain why you should care about Spumoni in the first place.
Today marks the grand opening of sorts for Spumoni Press, a book publishing/web development/technology company in Baltimore. Right now, it's a couple of guys who share the same ideas about books, websites and, most importantly, ice cream. OK, true, one of the guys is lactose intolerant, but deep down, he loves ice cream, I'm certain.
Anyway, back to the important stuff. We're having a contest here. The winner receives a $50 Discover gift card. Entering this contest is about as simple as turning on your computer.
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