https://billroper.dreamwidth.org/ Bill Roper's Journal - Dreamwidth Studios Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:01:42 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios billroper personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/1037115/263862 https://billroper.dreamwidth.org/ 81 100 https://billroper.dreamwidth.org/3347769.html Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:01:42 GMT https://billroper.dreamwidth.org/3347769.html I dodged last year, but I have been caught in the latest wave of Oracle layoffs today. I am still waiting for information about severance and such.<br /><br />The worst part of this is going to be arranging health insurance for the kids. I am trying to figure out what options are available. (COBRA, for a short while, at least, but that's a terrible choice overall.)<br /><br />I did not *quite* make it to 44 years at this job. But that is the length of my career, as I am now (with high probability) retired.<br /><br />I had work that I wanted to finish and I'm sorry that I won't get to do that.<br /><br />You all want to hear the *funny* part?<br /><br />Yesterday, I checked in the last changes that cut our calculation time on complex models by more than 50%.<br /><br />Today, I am laid off.<br /><br />My boss was saying that Michael Jordan ought to allowed to retire, resorting to a basketball analogy.<br /><br />Instead, I hit the three-pointer with time expiring to win the game. And then got waived.<br /><br />Ah, well. Time to set up the recording computer up here... :)<br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=billroper&ditemid=3347769" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://billroper.dreamwidth.org/3347769.html layoff musings work public 1