Litsy

#tlt @dabbe
1. Bookoutlet
2. Pinterest
3. YouTube

I am so boring.

dabbe I don't think so. I forget about Pinterest, and I LOVE it! I watch YouTube videos all the time. And I need to try Bookoutlet. Do you read books online, or do you love having them in your hand. I “think“ I know the answer, but I'm not 100% sure. 🤩 Thanks for sharing! 💜🖤🧡 6mo

TheLudicReader @dabbe …you don‘t use Bookoutlet? 😳 shook and horror! I 100% buy the books. (edited) 6mo

dabbe Here's where we (surprisingly) differ! #shockandhorrorindeed 😱 I thought you only liked the physical books! 🤩 I prefer the physical book, but I'm cheap enough to read it online if I can read it for free. 😃 That said, before I go to Amazon, I will now go to Bookoutlet, thanks to your rec. 💜🖤🧡 6mo

TheLudicReader @dabbe I do only like physical books. BookOutlet is for physical books. Which I buy...too many to ever read. 6mo

dabbe @TheLudicReader Let's get physical, physical ... I wanna get physical ... now I'll have that in my head all day! 🤩 6mo

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Clwojick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Hey my #SpookyGhostClub! I don‘t want to bombard you with too many posts and tags, so if you‘re on the lookout for more events happening this October, bingo boards to play, or Scarathlon posters… check out the link to the Google drive folder where we‘ve been saving everything. Feel free to add to it too, if you see we‘re missing anything! Happy haunting, my lovelies!

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1-2rx1O1uZZh0nDWS7kH9nDazTkVqkb6D

Clwojick #SpookyGhostClub
@Traci1 @AmandaBlaze @TheSpineView @TheAromaOfBooks @Larkken @DebinHawaii @Addison_Reads @Morr_Books @sarahreadstoomuch @Lizpixie 👻 7mo

dabbe Thanks for the idea, too! 🧡🎃🧡 7mo

AmandaBlaze Thank you! #Scarathlon is a favorite time of year for me, and I got a little over-excited with all the posts the other day. lol (edited) 7mo

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Another fun day to be a recruiter at Google! *insert sarcastic look here* - Today started with an ominous note and a last minute meeting added to our calendars, at which time we were informed that there would be a "significant reduction" to the recruiting org globally. We then had to wait a few hours to see if we got an email layoff notification. I did NOT lose my job today, but my motivation is gone and now I'm just looking for an escape hatch ?

TheBookgeekFrau Congratulations?? Condolences?? 😬 I'm hoping you have to good book to lose yourself in after this crappy sounding day 📖💕 7mo

ravenlee Good luck in…whatever comes next? I hope something settles in for you. 7mo

marleed Oh dang. I‘m so glad you retained your position, but I feel bad you are put through so much stress. 7mo

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BarbaraBB So sad. Glad you kept your job but I would start looking for another one I guess, it must me so depressing to work at Google these days 7mo

TheSpineView Oh no! So stressful! 7mo

JenReadsAlot Ugh how stressful 7mo

JamieArc I Hope a great job opportunity opens up for you. 7mo

AmyG Yes, very stressful. My daughter also works at a tech company. I got an email a few months ago of “I didn‘t get fired!” 😬😳 7mo

Aims42 Yikes! 😳 I hope things settle and you find firm footing again 💗 7mo

Dragon So stressful! I hope you find a better job soon 🤞💚🐉 7mo

swishandflick Thanks, y'all! If anyone has book recommendations on how to pivot to a completely different career, send them my way 😆 @TheBookgeekFrau @ravenlee @marleed @BarbaraBB @TheSpineView @JenReadsAlot @JamieArc @AmyG @Aims42 @Dragon 7mo

Suet624 Oh crap. That‘s so difficult to go through. . 7mo

Megabooks Oh Ashley!! I‘m so sorry. Very hard situation to be put in. 💜💜 7mo

DivineDiana Not fun! Something better is coming. 🩷 7mo

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Bec_lectic

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

bailed

I hate bailing on any book but 80 some pages in I just lost all interest in reading this anymore. It‘s not a bad book and if your into tech and weird stuff this book is for you, just not for me. I guess I‘m just not as nerdy as I thought 🤣🤣

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Centique

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

Book plus latte plus a spot out of the sun when youre finished swimming - Fiji ☀️🏝️☀️

tpixie Lovely 😊 10mo

AlaMich Fiji is on my bucket list! 10mo

Ruthiella Perfect! 😃 10mo

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LeahBergen I can‘t! 😫 10mo

TrishB Oh how lovely 😁 10mo

CarolynM That looks delightful, but the important question is, is the coffee any good?😆 10mo

Centique @AlaMich if you go, and want a quieter resort experience, i recommend coming here to Musket Cove. This is our 4th visit and we‘re too in love with it to try any other resort 😂 10mo

Centique @CarolynM the coffee is not great! But i can live with it 😂😂 The only thing i miss about home are my cats and my local barista 💕 10mo

AlaMich @Centique @Centique Thanks for the recommendation! I see from the map that NZ is pretty close to Fiji, you lucky duck!! 10mo

Cathythoughts Enjoy Paula ! Fiji, I can only imagine in my dreams ♥️ 10mo

Centique @AlaMich @Cathythoughts i am lucky 💕but meantime i dream of visiting europe which is about 24 hours of flying 😬😬 Have to pick some closer destinations! 10mo

Rissreads I missed all this! How wonderful, Fiji! 💛 9mo

Suet624 I‘m just going to keep dreaming… 9mo

Centique @Suet624 🤞😘 9mo

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jen_the_scribe

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

My next listen… I‘ve started going on the treadmill everyday so I‘ve been listening a bit more. Intrigued by this one…

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

I've been adrift since Friday but wanted to say thank you for the sweet messages on my last post. It's been incredibly tough (feels like it's been a month). My team was cut in HALF bc of Google's layoffs, during our busy season. So it's been a mix of grief, panic, 3x the work, and struggling to feel good about a company I was once proud to work for (but I also need to pay the bills). At least I read 20 books this month before it all went to shit!

NovelGirl82 Ugh- I am so sorry that you‘re dealing with this. Be gentle with yourself and take time for some self care. 💚 1y

BkClubCare {{{{hugs}}}} 1y

AmyG I am sorry. These are some tough times we are going through. Hugs (edited) 1y

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Megabooks 🫶🏻 1y

LeahBergen Sending ❤️❤️❤️ 1y

TheDaysGoBy Sending positive thoughts your way! Stay strong - I‘m sure you‘re crushing it even if it doesn‘t always feel like it 1y

Kangaj1 Thinking of you. Anne Helen Peterson's latest substack article is about layoff culture and she mentions Google. 1y

SamAnne Oh, hang in there. So sorry. 1y

sarahbellum 🤗💖 1y

brittanyreads Sending positivity and peace your way. I'm sorry you're having to go through this. 🌻 1y

marleed I keeping thinking about you man bing through this. I‘m so glad you still have your job, but boy it sucks to lose confidence in your employer. 1y

swishandflick @marleed Thank you, friend! It's definitely an unsettling position to be in. And as a recruiter that works with young interns, I'm having a bit of an existential crisis on whether I'm a hypocrite for "hyping up" the company while hiring. Like it's part of my job but also I'm struggling to believe in what I'm selling. 1y

marleed @swishandflick oh I wish I could reach out and give you a hug. I can hardly even fathom that this of all companies is becoming less than an excellent place to work. It was the dream job of so many for so long. … It‘s making me think about the necessary creation of unions 100 years ago! Btw, the auto correct translation of man bing is managing your way! 1y

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swishandflick

Googled: The End of the World As We Know It | Ken Auletta

Welp, Google is now the latest tech company to do mass layoffs. While I was personally not fired (yet, thankfully) it has been an AWFUL day to say the least. Slowly discovering which friends and colleagues got AN EMAIL at 4am to inform them. The seemingly random way they chose people, including high performers (like they threw darts at a board), has been disheartening. I have survivors guilt, fear for my future, and my anxiety is through the roof.

swishandflick Cont'd: not to mention that my team went from 6 intern recruiters to *3* which effectively DOUBLES all of our workloads in the midst of handling the stressful situation. I'm shook. I'm sad. I'm angry. I'm anxious. It's a tough pill to swallow when you learn that "job security" does not exist. (edited) 1y

Bookwormjillk Ugh, I'm sorry. It's such a tough time to be in tech. 1y

MallenNC I am so sorry. That is definitely stressful. 1y

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wanderinglynn I‘m sorry you have to go through this situation. 💚 {hugs} 1y

JenReadsAlot I'm sorry you are dealing with that. Hugs 1y

mdemanatee Sending hugs. My industry has been dealing with layoffs for the last year in waves and it‘s always so discouraging—especially having been laid off before. I‘m hoping everything evens out soon across industries because man 💙💙 1y

Kangaj1 I am so sorry. I also work in tech but have skated past layoffs. It's hard to watch people all of a sudden be gone. Email - ooof. 1y

DimeryRene Nooo! I have a friend at Microsoft and same thing there. Wishing you the best! 💜💜 1y

Jess I‘m sorry you are going through this today. Sending positive vibes your way. 1y

vlwelser We did this today at Wayfair also. I was not impacted. But I think I know exactly how you feel right now. 😭💔 1y

Tamra ☹️ 1y

ShelleyBooksie *big hugs* It's terrible that people are fired through email :( 1y

BookBosomed1 I‘m so sorry. That is traumatizing. (Hugs) 1y

BookNAround My husband works for Salesforce and he‘s been feeling similarly. 1y

MicheleinPhilly I‘m so sorry. An email at 4 a.m.??? Pricks. 1y

marleed Oh geez, I hate that you are moving through this. That Elon Musk inspires other tech giants to treat employees so poorly makes me angry. I just thought as a nation we were better than who we are proving ourselves to be. 1y

Julsmarshall I‘m so sorry. What a horrible situation. It is so strange to me that we were just hearing that “no one wants to work” and there is this hiring shortage but now all this. But somehow, the big guys keep making money hand over fist. 1y

Megabooks Wow. I am so sorry! I can‘t imagine the stress you‘re under. 💕💕💕 (edited) 1y

Christine Ugh. Sending good wishes to you and your colleagues. 1y

LiteraryinLawrence Oh no! What a terrible way to be informed and such a hard situation. I‘m thinking of you and your colleagues. 💗 1y

Jas16 Oh I am sorry. What‘s terrible thing to go though. Sending love and support 1y

batsy It's really horrific how employees are treated across the board in many industries, but it seems especially tough in tech right now. Sending lots of ❤️ and support. 1y

mrp27 An awful situation…. Does not feel like a positive start to a new year. Hope things work out for you. 1y

BarbaraBB How awful. Sending love and strength 1y

rockpools How awful- I‘m so sorry. Sending best wishes to you and your colleagues. 1y

MaureenMc 💗💗💗 1y

Bookzombie I‘m so sorry. Sending lots of love and support. 💕 1y

Breanne1 I‘m so sorry you and your colleagues are going through this. 1y

ICantImReading I‘m so sorry about this! Be extra gentle with yourself! 💜 1y

vivastory I just now saw your post. I'm sorry to hear this. Sending best wishes your way. 1y

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TheEllieMo

Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore: A Novel | Robin Sloan

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

#ABookADay2023

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