Uno Chino

When does a Chino like me equal a Mexicano and 10 Indians? It really isn't a trick question... It is when you work for a company named after a horror-scope sign and based in the New York Stock Exchange.

Over a year ago, my horror-scope signed company got the boot by the NYSE. NYSE was going through the Archipelgo merger and most recently the EuroNext merger. As a result, the new company, NYSE Group, which is an IPO'ed company now, is managing their resources more tightly... namely, reducing headcount within NYSE Group and SIAC and lopping off consultant's heads without announcement. Over 65% of my company's revenue comes from the NYSE Group... needless to say... we faced our own reduction in headcount. Thirty percent of my horror-scope company either got laid off or left due to reduction in salary and no raises... let alone pay increases or bonuses... oh... we where asked to contribute to our health insurance plans too... it was once a company benefit since we don't get company 401k contributions... THAT leads to another thing... my HORROR-scope company is withholding our 401k money in their own bank accounts each month before depositing it into OUR accounts the following month... What does this translate into?? Well... less money for us and interest payment for them on our money!! Not to mention... I don't even know if they still owe me money, since we recently switched payroll companies and THAT left us in the cold when it came to pay stubs... :( Oh, BTW... according to an HR friend of mine, my company is committing a crime by not depositing our 401k money within a 7 day period after withdrawal!!!

Anyway... over the past year or so... a bunch of Indian heads started rolling here at the Exchange... needless to say... my Mexican coworker and I picked up the slack and did a TON of technical support for other departments that lopped off the Indians' heads... sigh... now, my Mexican coworker is crossing the border... to Canada. This Friday is his last day and I will officially do the work of all those Indians plus one Mexicano. :( *sniff*

I'm overworked... under paid... got scolded at for not checking my company's email account... and I was asked NOT to take vacation time off until the Mexicano comes back to the States - if he comes back. :(

I need to find myself a sugardaddy or a new job... whichever comes my way first... *sob* I haven't been able to sleep well the past 5 days... not sure if it's stress related or partially I was afraid to sleep alone at the studio to begin with. I was hunting all over my studio for a night light and when I found one... no light bulb!

In the light of all this... I guess I have job security. :) If I were to leave now... no one at NYSE would be able to handle ANY of the Notes Domino applications that I now oversee... how interesting... I can single handedly bring down several of NYSE.com's webpages and cause a bunch of SEC Regulatory violations... not to mention the fact that I would also be capable of purging all of NYSE's visiting companies' information for the next few years! But, of course... if I do any of this, I'll be plastered all over the news within 24 hours... LOL...!! Sigh... I may not like working for my HORROR-scope company, but I have nothing against NYSE. I actually like working at NYSE... it's my company's treatment of its employees that I'm concerned about. We are losing a lot of good talent.

Anyway... if any of my co-workers find this page by accident... no need to be alarmed... I won't be bringing down any servers and etc... relax... don't be so anal... can't I just vent?