BoltBait Posted May 11, 2019 Share Posted May 11, 2019 I tried to tell them... but, they don't listen. BTW, they're not even replacing me with an employee. All the new people are contractors. They get 3 in India for the cost of 1 here. I'm sure someone higher up than me will get a big fat bonus while I'm out looking for a job. Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstick Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 I here ya. It seems employees or going away replaced by contract workers. This seems to be the trend nowadays, no wonder all our personal information is constantly being compromised. Can anything really be secure anymore with unknown sources watching over the information? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 While testing my WebP FileType I discovered that the metadata saving code has never worked due to a .NET Framework issue. Because the framework cannot natively marshal a structure containing variable length arrays, the C++ code would read garbage instead of the correct metadata. I have no idea why that never caused a crash. 😕 Fortunately, this issue is relatively easy to fix by using a custom marshaler. Quote Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 So sorry to hear about @dipstick and @BoltBait losing their jobs. That can be very stressful. Good Luck to both of you Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted May 13, 2019 Share Posted May 13, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 3:45 PM, BoltBait said: You're not the only one. I recently found out that my job is being outsourced to India. I have 3 weeks to find another job at Intel or I'll be forced to retire. AND, in the mean time, I have to train my replacement who barely speaks English and can't program themselves out of a wet paper bag... (I've had 1 interview, but no luck so far finding another position... because for every job I apply for, I'm up against 100 other people that were cut at the same time as me. Seriously, Intel just cut 28% of their IT department, worldwide. And, they'll probably do it again next year once everyone over in India is trained.) Oh my gosh that's awful, I'm so sorry 😥! This stuff never works out well for the company doing the outsourcing, either. It just pulls them further in the direction of trying to penny pinch on everything. Employees are assets to be invested in, not cost centers to be optimized 😠 3 Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted May 14, 2019 Share Posted May 14, 2019 Aw, man, that really sux. It is hard everywhere. The rich keep getting richer. I hope you find something much better, both of you. 1 1 Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seerose Posted May 22, 2019 Share Posted May 22, 2019 @BoltBait & @dipstick! Hopefully soon they'll have new jobs again. Quote Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. Gandhi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Sackable offence...astounded but then human error? Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 I get the feeling people are avoiding me.... Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toe_head2001 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 2 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: I get the feeling people are avoiding me.... Or are you avoiding us... intentionally coming online when we're not around. 🤔🤣 Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 12 hours ago, Ego Eram Reputo said: I get the feeling people are avoiding me.... I was ............... Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 5/11/2019 at 3:45 PM, BoltBait said: I have 3 weeks to find another job at Intel or I'll be forced to retire. ...and, I'm "retired". Quote Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstick Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 Welcome to the club... I'm actually in pre-retirement right now, I like to call it practicing for retirement. I should be officially retired by the end of the year depending on how things pan out. You may have to lower your standards and get a job elsewhere. Good luck on your journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 @BoltBait and @dipstick, they're fools for letting you go! @DragonsLion has spent most of the week in the hospital. He's been having blackouts and the doctors thought he'd developed absence seizures, but the only things showing up on the tests are a slight brainwave abnormality and a teeny cluster of blood vessels hanging out in his brain. So, they still have no idea. Bleargh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Please pass on our best wishes for a speedy recovery! 1 Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 ^^Same.^^ So sorry to hear this @LionsDragon. 😟 1 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Please give @DragonsLion all my best and wishing him a speedy recovery 1 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 *Ponders* What am I supposed to feel upon learning that my permanently-estranged father has died? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 @LionsDragon feel whatever you need to feel...he's the one who lost out on having a relationship with his daughter. 2 Quote My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 16 hours ago, LionsDragon said: *Ponders* What am I supposed to feel upon learning that my permanently-estranged father has died? @LionsDragon It is what it is and you do not need to feel any guilt if you don't feel emotion over his passing. This happened with my mother, with whom I had no closeness to during her life. The only time I feel bad about it, it when it's Mother's Day and I just can't feel anything at all. Just numb. As I said, it is what it is. Love your new signature BTW 2 Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 21 hours ago, welshblue said: @LionsDragon ...it's OK to feel a glut of emotions/ thoughts even if they're bad; just the same as feeling grief ... and on the flip side it's OK not to feel anything at all. I was vilified by my siblings for feeling nothing at all when my father died. Just a shrug of the shoulder. Remember you're entitled to feel and think whatever you want. Be it grief and sadness or total detachment. Nobody can judge. Feel what's right for you Speaking personally I've found the hardest thing is there's no answers for past behaviour. <hug> The one good thing I can say about my sister is that she's feeling about as much as I am, so no chance of being yelled at. And...that's it, really. I think you hit right on it. I will never know why he made the choices that he did. *hug* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 17 hours ago, lynxster4 said: @LionsDragon feel whatever you need to feel...he's the one who lost out on having a relationship with his daughter. Both of us, really; my sister saw only slightly more of him than I did. ❤️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 8 hours ago, Pixey said: @LionsDragon It is what it is and you do not need to feel any guilt if you don't feel emotion over his passing. This happened with my mother, with whom I had no closeness to during her life. The only time I feel bad about it, it when it's Mother's Day and I just can't feel anything at all. Just numb. As I said, it is what it is. Love your new signature BTW Yeah, Father's Day has always been a, "..Huh?" for me. I celebrate it for my FIL now, but always need to be reminded. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Yes, echoing the thoughts of Welshy, Pixey & Lynxster. I cried when my father died because there are no more opportunities for to answer for his behaviours. I cried because I didn't get to have the father I & my siblings deserved (my brothers got a slightly better deal but I don't hold that against them). I often see on FB how much people miss their dads. I wish I could miss mine. In saying that I cried, I cried for me, not him. I remember I did some artworks around that time. It helped me to come to grips with the fact that it will now always be what it was. I spoke to a work colleague who experienced a similar thing. We agreed that you can grieve for something you never had. I hope that helps you. How is your hubby doing? 3 Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionsDragon Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 On 6/26/2019 at 2:25 AM, barbieq25 said: We agreed that you can grieve for something you never had. I hope that helps you. How is your hubby doing? Yes...it helps quite a lot actually. Thank you. No more blackouts so far, stents removed from the last batch of kidney stones, and currently napping. It's been a rough week. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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