In the corporate world people who have 2 weeks left have what is known as "Short Timers Disease" This disease affects hundreds of thousands of people each year. Its primary symptom is "not caring" about their current job. Other symptoms include taking long lunches, working slower, taking long breaks, taking off work early, surfing the internet and sometimes vocal remarks about management. What is the prescription for this horrendous disease? Wait 2 weeks and come in to a new job in the morning. Then your disease progresses from Short Timers to "The New Guy" disease. This one is kind of hard to break. It usually lasts for as long as it takes to get the first project done. Symptoms include - not knowing the culture, messing up, meeting people, finding a cohort, coming in on time, leaving on time, no surfing, and generally working real hard. I have found only one cure for this disease. I call it the "First Day in Prison" cure. Using the old saying that work is prison, one has to treat it like prison. The key is to kick butt the first project and then they'll respect you. Also, get to know who has the social networking skills and become their friend. Not only will you get gossip about the company, but you will be on top of the latest news and can be more prepared if a change happens.  I'm afraid that the real disease - "WORK" is fatal though. The only way to prolong your life is to do something called "Retire".

Thought of the day
Simon: Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet your captain, Captain Oveur.
Capt. Clarence Oveur: Gentlemen, welcome aboard.
Simon: Captain, your navigator, Mr. Unger, and your first officer, Mr. Dunn.
Capt. Clarence Oveur: Unger.
Mr. Unger: Oveur.
Mr. Dunn: Oveur.
Capt. Clarence Oveur: Dunn. Gentlemen, let's get to work.
Simon: Unger, didn't you serve under Oveur in the Air Force?
Mr. Unger: Not directly. Technically, Dunn was under Oveur, and I was under Dunn.
Mr. Dunn: Yep.
Simon: So, Dunn, you were under Oveur, and over Unger.
Mr. Dunn: Yep.
Capt. Clarence Oveur: Uhh, that's right. Dunn was over Unger, and I was over Dunn.
Mr. Unger: So, you see, both Dunn and I were under Oveur, even though I was under Dunn.
Capt. Clarence Oveur: Dunn was over Unger, and I was over Dunn.
 
--Airplane