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Conference tnpubs::xwell

Title:Honeywell (Bull) Alumni
Moderator:TNPUBS::JONG
Created:Tue Mar 31 1987
Last Modified:Thu Apr 27 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:57
Total number of notes:213

52.0. "WECOME and anyone in trouble?" by HYEND::KRISHNASWAMY (There is a divine providence in the fall of a sparrow) Thu Sep 10 1992 10:31

    Well, somebody has to say it, Bill
    
    	"Welcome to the new, improved XWELL"
    
    On a more somber note does anyone know of XWELLers who got the package,
    or more importantly - are threatened? Perhaps some of us can help with
    pointers that might help them save their jobs.
    
    Good idea? Bad?
    
    Krishna
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52.1NAC::KINDELBill Kindel @ LKG1Thu Sep 10 1992 13:5520
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>   Well, somebody has to say it, Bill
>   
>   	"Welcome to the new, improved XWELL"
    
    You said it for me.  I'm glad you were able to find it.
    
>   On a more somber note does anyone know of XWELLers who got the package,
>   or more importantly - are threatened? Perhaps some of us can help with
>   pointers that might help them save their jobs.
    
    I know a few who SERPed (e.g. John Burroughs and Vee Sukikian, both of
    whom had taken Honeywell's package five years ago) but I haven't heard
    anything about XWELLers who were "downsized" recently.  We DID lose a
    few the first time around.
    
    I'll test the XWELL.DIS mailing list after the dust settles (maybe
    there will even be something of interest to ANNOUNCE by then 8^).  I'm
    certain that a number of addresses will "bounce".
52.2The ax may be falling...TRADE::PHILPOTTue Sep 15 1992 13:3830
                    
    >>On a more somber note does anyone know of XWELLers who got the
    >>package, or more importantly - are threatened? Perhaps some of us can 
    >>help with pointers that might help them save their jobs.
    
    OK, I'll be the first to raise my hand to say my group is threatenend,
    and I'd be very interested in any pointers to software engineering
    jobs!
    
    Our group already went though one round of layoffs, and then got
    funding for the next 6 months.  We still have the funding, it's just
    that our "sister group" in London wants it.  (This group is a company
    that Digital bought about 1.5 years ago, and they've been trying to
    eliminate us ever since.)  Talks are going on this week to try and save
    our collective lives, but it does not look good.  Unfortunately, their
    management has always been alot stronger and more effective than ours.
    We're pretty sure we know who's going to lose this fight.
    
    I've been with this group for 5 years, and had planned on leaving
    after this current release; we're porting to Ultrix and OSF/1, and I
    wanted to stay a little longer, to broaden my skill base and learn
    these systems.  It looks like I may have stayed a bit too long!
    
    So if anyone's looking for an XWELL ex-AEP, Sr Software Engineer, 
    I'd be interested to hear about it!  Naturally, my resume is all
    up-to-date.  :-)
    
    Thanks,
    Lynne (Ondek) Philpot