# So long and thanks for all the fish **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [February 28, 2003, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071 "2003-02-28T05:19:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Berkut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a88e57/32.png) [@Berkut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Berkut)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/21 "2003-02-28T19:55:47Z")
We apologize for the inconvenience. ---
**Author:** ![bizzwire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/958977/32.png) [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/22 "2003-02-28T20:13:12Z")
**B:** We’ll always have Paris. Best o’ luck from one chemist to another. Bizz ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/23 "2003-02-28T21:54:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Beeblebrox \* > If you laid me off, that means I don’t work for you anymore. I’m a nice guy, I’ll answer those questions, but come on. _You_ cut the relationship. I’ve moved on. My advice: don’t. Or start charging consulting fees (seriously!). Sad to see you go. Good luck in your new digs. Don’t be a stranger. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/24 "2003-03-01T00:49:34Z")
To follow up on **White Lightning** said, a good friend of mine was laid off from his chemical engineering job a couple of years ago, and then immediately rehired at twice the salary. Minus what he was now paying for independent health coverage, he was still ahead of the game. They held on to him for _two years_ at that inflated rate, but finally he got tired of rolling his eyes and left for a new consulting gig. This took him to a petroleum company, where his arrival triggered a power struggle between departments: the one that hired him for a project, and the one that recognized that some technicality regarding this new consulting position created the possibility that they could assume control of said project. Result was, the project fell into limbo for several months, during which he sat on his ass and browsed the web for six or seven hours a day at like ninety bucks an hour. The point is, you may not have investigated all of your alternatives fully. 😃 Anyway, you’ll be missed, certainly. Don’t stay away too long or the ice weasels will get you. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/25 "2003-03-01T01:28:56Z")
Don’t foget your towel. ---
**Author:** ![Trillian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trillian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trillian)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/26 "2003-03-01T05:34:15Z")
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**Author:** ![Consuela\_Bobuela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Consuela\_Bobuela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Consuela_Bobuela)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/27 "2003-03-01T12:15:10Z")
Can beeblebrox cuss when leaving the SDMB?😃 ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071/28 "2003-03-01T12:22:01Z")
**Beeb** , do like I’ve done a few times: Go to the library. Most libraries now have free Internet access with no restrictions (Hell, look at some threads librarians have posted about people looking at porn on library computers. :D), so you can literally walk in and start Doping. Well, you might have to sign in to reserve a spot and wait a bit if it’s busy, but it’s free. And if the library carries Cecil’s books, so much the better. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-fish/158071.md?page=1)