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Tonight is a fancy dinner fundraiser at work. I get to go despite being a filthy employee because our telemarketing firm bought a table and invited me as a guest. That was very nice of them. I heard Neko Case is going to be there and may perform a song. I also saw Ed Asner wandering around the building. I hope he gets to talk at the dinner and is not just a dinner guest. He's pretty funny.

Perhaps it will be my last fancy dinner with this organization. On monday they announced they were going to lay off 15% of the workforce. Great way to start the week, right? I received a rush of linkedin requests right after that announcement.

They won't announce who is leaving until next week though. I will be on vacation at the time. It will be interesting to see if I have a job to return to. I have asked my boss to plead on my behalf to at least give me a few days to carry all my plushies home should I be one of the employees cut.

Gallows humor is strong in my department right now.