Bye Bye Lycos!
This blog entry was originally posted on July 27, 2003.
Well, that was short-lived. After just three weeks of my break out into the travelogue column scene at Lycos-Asia, it is no more.
After submitting a brand new story about the aboriginal tour of Uluru in Australia (my third for the weekly column) and not seeing it online the following Monday, I figured something was up. I emailed my producer Carol in Singapore and she tried as best as she could to avoid the subject. (She simply logged off MSN Messenger.) Finally after a day, she replied and told me, “Something’s up at Lycos. You’ll find out tomorrow.”
The next day I was part of a mass e-mail from her which announced her retrenchment - or in American layman’s terms, her “being let go,” her “lay off,” her “pink slip.” She and a whole group from Lycos Asia in Singapore got the boot, which in turn, got me the boot. (Carol was the sole producer/creator of the travelogue column.)
Right now, I seriously doubt anyone will take over for her, or if the column will continue to exist. I suppose there’s still room for a little wishful thinking, but I’m not really counting on it. It’s not so much a downer anyway, because A) it didn’t pay me; B) I don’t have to rush out content in haste every week; and C) I got my byline from them anyway. In the end, “Lycos” gets added to my CV, on my list of publications, which is a good thing…
Carol may move or switch jobs by the time I make it to Singapore, so the question is, where can I crash when I get there!? Hmmm….
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Comments for “Bye Bye Lycos!”
Mate - good inside scoop story. It’s always fun to hear about that type of stuff.
Posted by Sean on 07/28 at 05:34 AM
I am sorry dude, though the experience is short lived. But it is really great working with you.
Hey come still, to singapore, will bring you around.
Posted by carol on 08/06 at 09:03 PM
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