I was talking with a former co-worker today and he brought up the impending job cuts at Yahoo! He thought it was “funny” that Yahoo! was going to be cutting jobs as part of their plan to streamline the company and attempt to increase revenue growth. At first I gave him the benefit of the doubt, figuring he thought improving the whole Yahoo! experience would make more of a difference, but I was wrong. He was being an ass. He actually thinks it is funny that people are going to lose their jobs, all because he hates Yahoo! Nice guy, huh?

Yahoo Inc (YHOO.O) is planning to announce cutbacks later this month that will likely lead to hundreds of job losses at the nearly 14,000 employee company, a source familiar with the plan said on Monday.

Yahoo spokeswoman Diana Wong declined to comment on a report published on the Silicon Alley Insider blog, which on Saturday said Yahoo has created a list of “1,500-2,500 jobs that may be eliminated in the next two weeks.”

Why is that funny to people? Why is it funny when people lose their jobs? Do you not have a mortgage, or rent to pay? Do you not have kids or a spouse to support? Do you not have bills due each month that you are obligated to pay? Do you not require a paycheck? What makes you so high and mighty that laughing at someone elses misfortune makes you a better person?

Needless to say, I doubt he’ll be contacting me again any time soon. Ha!

I was laid off once a long time ago, and it wasn’t funny at all. It took me a while to get back on my feet and I didn’t have any responsibilities at the time to make it more difficult. It sounds like the cuts at Yahoo! are a pretty sure thing, I just hope the people who get cut are able to land on their feet, or at least get back up real quick.

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