And my big news for the month

[womzilla]

Since May, I've been working for Vie Securities, Inc. This is a small company, the remnants of a dot-com-like electronic trading firm called (at various points in its life) Optimark and Ashton. Vie has been slowly moving toward profitability, but it has been running at a loss at least since it became Vie.

Well, today was our big announcement: Vie is being bought out by Piper Jaffray. Piper is a major player in the financial management world, so I am finally working for a company with a secure future.

(Technically, the deal is not final until next quarter after a shareholder vote. However, the shareholders are almost certain to approve.)

Yay us!

Comments

Congrats!

[mattapp.livejournal.com]

I know that it's been a long time since you've had that sort of job security. It must be very refreshing to finally have it.

[smofbabe.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on a potentially stable work environment! (Must admit it gave me a start to see the name Ashton in relation to a dot-com as it reminded me of my days with the late, lamented Ashton-Tate.)

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

Congrats!!!!

[sturgeonslawyer.livejournal.com]

Corporate buyouts and mergers often result in the "elimination" of "redundant" jobs. Since I have no idea whether your job would be redundant, and you do, and seem happy, cautious congratulations.

As the Howling Commandos Would Say

[(Anonymous)]

WAH-HOO!

But as Nick Fury would say: "They made me a colonel, but I'm still a three-striper at heart." Don't let Piper Jaffray turn a wonderful wombat into just another Organization Man.

Three cheers nonetheless!