If this is how they plan to downsize, then I'm quitting.
Honorable Mentions
"Jerry's great - he joined our microreactor team last February." Submitted by Annette Johnston"Bill's department was downsized last month." Submitted by Lee Smith; Clayton, N.C."You see him too, right?" Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, OhioOther Submissions
"He told me he represents the lollipop guild, whatever that means." Submitted by Stephen Brown; Parkersburg, W. Va.
"Alex got suckered into a free bottle or elixir last week, now he's opening the box of cake he had to buy - you have to watch out for those Wonderland Chemical Co. vendors." Submitted by Bob Vaughn
"Dyslexia meets perspective art." Submitted by Bob Vaughn
"These two big balloons are starting to creep me out." Submitted by Christine Banaszek; Hauppauge, N.Y.
"Wally, if you want an office in the new Admin. building, you're going to have to make a few changes." Submitted by Ken Oldham; Jubail, Saudi Arabia
"So this is what we call "micromanagement'" Submitted by Larry Cummings; Henderson, Nev.
"When they told us the company was downsizing, I didn't think they meant this!" Submitted by Richard J. Fantozzi, Sr.; Hopkinton, Mass.
"We combined the nanotechnology and downsizing programs." Submitted by Viorel Duma
"This takes downsizing to a whole new level." Submitted by Stephen A. Ehlman; Milford, Ohio
" Hey Harry, I think someone made a mistake on the similitude project for the new ergonomic workbench." Submitted by Michael LaRose
"That's Chip, our new MEMS repairman." Submitted by Larry R. Unger; Wellington, Fla.
"Bring back memories!" Submitted by Rick Kofler
"See I told you they downsized Dave." Submitted by Harold Paine
"Management's response to 'supersize me'" Submitted by Stacey Keon; Rochester, N.Y.
"Look Joe, a nanotech" Submitted by Lynn Wheat; Collierville, Tenn.
"Another victim of downsizing." Submitted by Kirby Hostetler; Barberton, Ohio
"This is how we strive to 100% accuracy and 0% downtime." Submitted by Mei Ling Chng
"Thought we could get the job done because we are bigger than he is, but he is smarter and wiser than we are." Submitted by Donald Drummond; Clarksburg, W. Va.
"President Obama says we have to think of the small businessman." Submitted by Rob Falconer; Lakeland, Fla.
" We've found we can always get a cheap labor force from Ireland." Submitted by Rob Falconer; Lakeland, Fla.
"Steve is taking this whole nano-technology thing a bit too far." Submitted by Evelyn Doog; Medina, Ohio