Photo by Lori GreigIt might seem like we're harping on the recent round of layoffs at the Houston Chronicle just because we're journalists too ("Hey, how come you don't do ten posts about the layoffs at Schlumberger!!"), but -- as we've said before -- we perhaps naively hold to the thought that there's a special connection between a daily paper and its city.
But even if there wasn't that cosmic connection, the names and bylines of people are public enough that they are the equal of player
As someone who's been there, I can empathize with the folks from the
Houston Chronicle, Schlumberger, and a host of other companies
whose employees have gotten the axe in recent weeks. Not being an HR manager, I can
unfortunately only offer up a collection of "laid-off scenes" to help
you briefly forget their troubles.5. The Bobs - Office Space (1999)
For a ten-year old movie, it's still gut-churningly accurate. And I feel
quite certain Chron employees who were never spoken to
face-to-face by
photo courtesy of beckstir01 Kidnappings, pipeline bombings and vigilantism has become a way of life for both offshore oil workers stationed along the coast of Nigeria as well as the oppressed native insurgency groups who carry out the violence.
(Check out this week's feature about one Texan's remarkable survival experience after being kidnapped by militants and held hostage in the Nigerian jungle for three weeks).
Since many of the offshore companies are based in Houston, a good number of
