Re: [tlug] [OT] A Question About Degrees

[Lewske Wada <ryu@example.com>]

Stephen J. Turnbull wrote :
> In the U.S., IIRC in most cases salaried
> technical people get 1 month "severance pay."  At least that's what my
> brother usually got (he's a EE in Boston; he worked for DEC for about
> 10 years, then for several network startups).  He's never had a
> problem finding a job when he was laid off, but he's got a special
> combination of skills.
>
>  > (Quite contrary to Germany, where in some sectors there are hardly
>  > any regular employees, because the company cannot lay them off
>  > anymore. Hence most people are just limited time contractors)
>
> Well, yes, that's the "Europe" my labor economist colleagues
> describe. :-)
>   

I heard "shitload" is a standardized unit of measurement in America.
Is that true?

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