# For SDMB authors **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 11, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sdmb-authors/40811 "2000-11-11T19:29:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sdmb-authors/40811/21 "2000-11-29T11:06:15Z")
I have to apologise to yahoo, the message arrived & I’m all signed up now. Nothing to say yet though…must finish off my how I got made redundant story (no it’s not a pity party, honest! Anyway, I have two job offers now from the same company before I actually get made redundant, so that’s ok & I got a story idea out of it…) ---
**Author:** ![Spiritus\_Mundi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Spiritus\_Mundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiritus_Mundi)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sdmb-authors/40811/22 "2000-11-29T15:40:45Z")
Well, almost. Then the same company decided I was critical and gave me a retention bonus to keep me from leaving. Didn’t write a story about it, though. Maybe the next time I’m in an absurdist mood. ---
**Author:** ![fierra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58956e/32.png) [@fierra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fierra)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2000, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sdmb-authors/40811/23 "2000-11-29T17:48:56Z")
retention bonus…now there’s a good idea! A lot of people are looking outside the company due to the way it has been (mis)handled…we keep saying that we should get our redundancy & get to stay to cover emotional damage & trauma! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-sdmb-authors/40811.md?page=1)