so the wait ends..

finally. the effects of the merger have been made public. For those who are lucky enough to be ignorant of what a merger is, count yourself lucky.

The thought of my work site being shutdown has always been a possibility. Daunting thought, but really possible. However, the fact of the site being closed is not as insulting as the fact that many of us computer scientists have been sold off to another IT company.

Sheep get auctioned off. Cows get sent to the slaughterhouse. Horses get sent to the knackers. Computer Scientists, regardless of how talented we are, get sold off.

Am i bitter? of course. Though it has been two weeks, the sting of the announcement has not worn off. No matter how good you are, if you are deemed too expensive by the upper management, you are sent packing. It would make sense if we have not contributed to the company, but we have. And our work is in demand by the customers.

I'm desperately trying not to lose my passion for life, but i am failing miserably. This is a very familiar road to depression.