This is the Universe Calling – Your Message is Ready

We hear about the “restructuring” on Romenesko first. The

official e-mails follow; this vice president is retiring (35

years of dedicated service), that one is leaving the company

(to pursue new challenges), this magazine will cease

publication (award-winning with 900,000 subscribers.) The

fallout has started at the top of the company and it’s

barreling downhill.

Weeks later we’re informed that there will be layoffs at

Fortune but there is a catch, we must wait several more

weeks for the Guild buyout period to play out. The tension

is unbearable. The office becomes like “Lord of the Flies.”

We split into tribes and dredge up weaknesses in our

colleagues. We speculate. We make lists. It’s our survival

mechanism. It’s awful...  (link out to SND)