Bjorn Tipling

Silicon Alley Insider has live coverage over the blood letting happening at AOL. They’re quoting laid off employees, and it brings home the conflicted emotions that come with working what is a well-known brand, but with a tarnished reputation:

“I bid adieu, AOL. It’s been (bitter)sweet. Finally, I can go do some work for a company whose name I won’t be ashamed to mention in casual conversation. A company whose products don’t routinely get mocked in the popular vernacular. A company that doesn’t lay off employees twice a year.”

The downfall of AOL has left me feeling satisfied after the decade long barrage of Free AOL! cds littering our homes, stores, and streets, but I feel bad for these people. Employees always end up having to pay for the stupidity of their ‘betters.’ I’ve been through lay off’s once, and I’m sure not the last time either. It’s not any fun.