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There was a conference room at Yahoo named Sorry! that was used during many rounds of layoffs. The entire floor's conference rooms were all named thematically

There was a conference room at Yahoo named Sorry! that was used during many rounds of layoffs. The entire floor's conference rooms were all named thematically after popular board games.

KineticLensman 5y ago
> The entire floor's conference rooms were all named thematically after popular board games. Getting OT, but I worked somewhere where the conference rooms were named after birds of prey (Eagle, kestrel, etc etc). The smokers' room was informally known as 'Puffin'
- daveevad 5y ago
  I'm shocked there was an interior room that allowed smoking. It must not have been in California this millennium. I decided to stop smoking the day Jerry Yang held the door open for me and my band of misfits on our way to the outside smoking area. David Filo once asked me if he could share the panini station I was presently occupying in the cafeteria, URL's. I answered affirmatively but subsequently wished I had uttered "it would be an honor."
  - shubb 5y ago
    Still a thing in much of Asia, certainly Japan, Thailand - instead of "smoke anywhere so long as it is outside" it is more "smoke only in the designated place, inside or outside, not in the street". Being able to smoke at an inside restaurant table but not outside the front door out of respect for non-smoker diners very odd. Do you remember the brief period around 2010 where people were vaping at their desks all day in normal office buildings?
    - daveevad 5y ago
      I never saw it in an office building but I do vaguely recall people vaping on airplanes during this time period.
  - KineticLensman 5y ago
    > I'm shocked there was an interior room that allowed smoking. It must not have been in California this millennium It was approx 30 years ago in the UK. There’s no way such a room would exist now.
Rebelgecko 5y ago
There's a Google office that has a cluster of conference rooms with names like "Hell", "Limbo", "Jail", "No Time", "Over Your Head", etc. I've always wondered if telling an interview candidate "You'll be in Over Your Head today" has a psychological effect.
- evra 5y ago
  It could have one on employees too IMO. If I was the poor soul assigned to the long term maintenance of a legacy project, having to pass by Limbo, Hell and Jail everyday might just push you over

There was a conference room at Yahoo named Sorry! that was used during many rounds of layoffs. The entire floor's conference rooms were all named thematically after popular board games.

KineticLensman 5y ago

> The entire floor's conference rooms were all named thematically after popular board games. Getting OT, but I worked somewhere where the conference rooms were named after birds of prey (Eagle, kestrel, etc etc). The smokers' room was informally known as 'Puffin'

daveevad 5y ago
I'm shocked there was an interior room that allowed smoking. It must not have been in California this millennium. I decided to stop smoking the day Jerry Yang held the door open for me and my band of misfits on our way to the outside smoking area. David Filo once asked me if he could share the panini station I was presently occupying in the cafeteria, URL's. I answered affirmatively but subsequently wished I had uttered "it would be an honor."
- shubb 5y ago
  Still a thing in much of Asia, certainly Japan, Thailand - instead of "smoke anywhere so long as it is outside" it is more "smoke only in the designated place, inside or outside, not in the street". Being able to smoke at an inside restaurant table but not outside the front door out of respect for non-smoker diners very odd. Do you remember the brief period around 2010 where people were vaping at their desks all day in normal office buildings?
  - daveevad 5y ago
    I never saw it in an office building but I do vaguely recall people vaping on airplanes during this time period.
- KineticLensman 5y ago
  > I'm shocked there was an interior room that allowed smoking. It must not have been in California this millennium It was approx 30 years ago in the UK. There’s no way such a room would exist now.

Rebelgecko 5y ago

There's a Google office that has a cluster of conference rooms with names like "Hell", "Limbo", "Jail", "No Time", "Over Your Head", etc. I've always wondered if telling an interview candidate "You'll be in Over Your Head today" has a psychological effect.

evra 5y ago
It could have one on employees too IMO. If I was the poor soul assigned to the long term maintenance of a legacy project, having to pass by Limbo, Hell and Jail everyday might just push you over