AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT PAC-12 ENTERPRISES

San Francisco, California-based Pac-12 Enterprises, the streaming and media services branch affiliate of the Pac-12 collegiate athletic conference, has announced its intention to reduce the workforce at its San Ramon, California media production headquarters following the loss of five major teams in the athletic conference and the loss of future broadcasting revenue.

The reduction in workforce will impact 141 employees in 2024.

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

AM I NEXT? NO LOVE AT FERRING PHARMACEUTICLES USA

Parsippany, New Jersey-based Ferring Pharmaceuticals USA, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in areas such as reproductive health, maternal health, gastroenterology and urology, has announced a reduction in its workforce.

The reduction in force will impact 134 employees with layoffs in New Jersey, Minnesota, and 55 employees in Roseville, Minnesota. Layoffs will occur between February and March 2024.

According to a company spokesperson, "The company has optimized resources to align with its revised business strategy. Following redeployments, this has resulted in a limited number of job reductions."

Change is coming. There will always be a tomorrow, no matter how much you may try to ignore it. There are no guarantees in life or promises for a bright future. We see good people being laid off through no fault of their own. Just because something bad hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't. It can happen to anyone, anytime, anywhere. No one is guaranteed to wake up tomorrow and still have a job by evening. Are you now wondering, Am I Next?

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM AM I NEXT? 2023

To all my readers…  Merry Christmas!

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you and your loved ones the very best for the coming Holiday Season.

To everyone else…  

Please accept with no obligation, expressed or implied, my best wishes for an environmentally conscious, socially responsible, low-stress, non-addictive, gender-neutral celebration of the winter solstice holiday, practiced within the most enjoyable traditions of the religious persuasion of your choice, or secular practices of your choice, with respect for the religious/secular persuasion and/or traditions of others, or their choice not to practice religious or secular traditions at all. I also wish you a fiscally successful, personally fulfilling, and medically uncomplicated recognition of the onset of the generally accepted calendar year 2023, but not without due respect for the calendars of choice of other cultures whose contributions to society have helped make America great. This is, of course, neither to suggest nor imply that America is necessarily greater than any other country; also, this is not to imply that "America," as noted herein, is the only America in the Western Hemisphere. May these heartfelt wishes be received with equal intensity regardless of distribution of individual wealth, documented carbon footprint, or perceived social privilege among the wishes addressed herein. This wish is made without regard to the race, creed, color, age, physical ability, religious faith, or sexual preference of the wish.

— steve