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"  When I got into work today, the morning crew, including Brad, was still in the newsroom. I could tell something was up.  &amp;quot;What are you guys still doing here?&amp;quot; I asked him.  &amp;quot;12:30 mandatory meeting,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;You&amp;#039;ll see it when you check your e-mail. But no one knows what it&amp;#039;s about.&amp;quot;  I logged on to my computer, and sure enough, saw this marked urgent:  To: News Team From: Mel Subject: MANDATORY meeting Team,  Please join me in the newsroom at 12:30 today. I have an important announcement I need to share with everyone.  Best,  Mel Well, that was certainly short and to the point. I sat around with the rest of the crew, speculated and waited.  &amp;quot;I swear,&amp;quot; Meg said. &amp;quot;If I turned down a potential job at your old station just to stay here and lose my job, I&amp;#039;m going to be super pissed.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m sure Derrick would be more than happy to set something up for you,&amp;quot; I said, winking.  &amp;quot;Yeah, I&amp;#039;d probably have to let him see my boobs for that to happen,&amp;quot; she mumbled. Brad raised his eyebrows, and I laughed.  At 12:30 on the dot, Mel came in the room.  &amp;quot;I have an announcement,&amp;quot; he began. &amp;quot;The station has been bought by [insert name of big media conglomerate here]. This means your jobs as you know them right now will no longer exist as of July 1st. However, there will be several jobs opening up, as [insert name of big media conglomerate here] is planning to expand their current format into one of 24-hour celebrity news and programming.&amp;quot;  I looked over at Meg, and I&amp;#039;m pretty sure the grimace on my face matched hers. Brad had an &amp;quot;are you kidding me?&amp;quot; look on his. Tex&amp;#039;s eyes were squinted as though he were thinking something through, hard.  &amp;quot;So,&amp;quot; Mel continued. &amp;quot;Over the next couple of weeks, I&amp;#039;ll be meeting with each of you, individually, to go over options and try to find the best fit within the new organization. And if there isn&amp;#039;t a fit, we&amp;#039;ll work that out, too. Please start thinking about what you might like to do.&amp;quot;  Then Mel took questions.  &amp;quot;Will we be getting severance of we opt out of accepting a new position?&amp;quot; I asked.  &amp;quot;Good question, K.&amp;quot; Mel said. &amp;quot;Yes, all exiting employees will be eligible for both unemployment and a severance package, the mount of which will be based on position and seniority.&amp;quot;  &amp;quot;Will jobs be filled internally before being posted to the public?&amp;quot; Meg asked.  &amp;quot;Yes and no,&amp;quot; Mel said. &amp;quot;Once I get a general idea of what everyone wants to do, I&amp;#039;ll submit a headcount to HR. They&amp;#039;ll block off a certain amount of jobs to be filled internally, and then open the rest to the public.&amp;quot;  I can&amp;#039;t believe this is happening. I want to be covering the 2008 election, not Paris Hilton&amp;#039;s pantieless escapades. What now?  (For the record, CNN has nothing to do with it.) "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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