Posted by Laura on 23rd November 2009

Cha-cha-cha-changing~

Well, you know that job I sometimes mention? That job just so happens to be with AOL — er, excuse me, Aol. You may have heard in the news that AOL is spinning off from Time Warner, and in the process has rebranded itself.

aol-rebrand

Now, the point of this post is not to talk about the new branding. Though, it’s really quite bad. But good for us Northern Virginia designers — we just learned today that we are all going to be axed by Q1 next year! Luckily, there is a package out that allows us to take a 3 month severance, instead of await our fates..

Point of this is to basically say, I am taking said severance, and may have more time on my hands for awhile. I’d really like to try contracting with some freelance on the side, but we will see. I just wanted to let all my readers out there know that things may pick up or die down a bit, depending on how busy I get. Or you know, if I decide to take a month off and just sleep.

This also means that DIY projects might come to a halt due to money, or may increase due to extra time. I guess we’ll see! Either way, wish me luck!

    2 Responses

  1. Kristen says:

    Good Luck!!! Things happen for a reason maybe you will find a better job..

  2. Jin6655321 says:

    Hello! I just discovered your site, pretty!

    I live in Ashburn Va, right near the AOL campus. Sorry to hear that so many people will be losing their job next year. I wonder what’s happening to that giant building…

    Good luck! I’m sure you’ll find a new position with a much more vibrant company!

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