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– Take a peek inside Neil's drawers!
– Life shifts into high gear for Carrie...
– Tripod dreams of siesta
– Want to work with us?
THE INSIDER
News and gossip from the Diva's Desk Mate
Spring is in the air, and that leads inevitably to - you guessed it -
spring-cleaning. We are all going through our drawers and closets,
scrounging up stuff for the giant tag sale May 27. And let me tell
you, it's not a pretty sight. In fact — it's shocking! Abuse man
Neil Bibbins has been furtively harboring a vast collection of BeeGees
albums, along with a complete CD set of "Zamfir, Master of the Pan
Flute," and one barely used Deal-a-Meal diet program. He's also
hoping to unload quite a number of Smurfs (imagine your cat hacked
up a blue hairball), and one perfect copy of "How to Win Friends and
Influence People." Neil doesn't need any help in this area. He's
already pretty popular.
Carrie Lincourt is reveling in the fruits of her past labors, which
include working full-time, driving over to Russell Sage College on
nights and weekends for her master's classes, and trying to maintain
a successful relationship in between. Well, this week Carrie's life
changed dramatically. She finally graduated, getting her MBA from Sage
last Sunday. Right after that, Carrie's beau, Bill, popped the question
and produced a beautiful Tiffany-set solitaire for her left hand. Then
she landed a new, more prestigious job! As you might imagine, she's a
little wowed. "I feel older," she says. "Like I've made the jump to
serious adulthood!"
And speaking of making jumps, Lycos stock (LCOS) made one shortly
after the announcement that Lycos had been bought by Terra Networks,
S.A., of Spain. The transaction will create an unparalleled
global Internet powerhouse that will be called Terra Lycos, according
to Bob Davis. But around here we're more interested in the potential
for meetings in Madrid, a corporate-sanctioned daily siesta, and lots
of fiestas. Don Zereski is probably concocting a recipe for blue sangria
as I write this. (Will Lycos ditch the black lab in favor of a Chihuahua?
Only time will tell!)
And last but not least, we're hiring! Yes, that's right, if you want the
kind of job where your work is seen by millions, this might be the place
for you. There are lots of openings on Tripod, as well as at other network
properties like Angelfire and htmlGEAR.
Check out the possibilities here.
Interested? Hiring managers will be interviewing for open positions at
Lycos' Waltham office on May 23 and 24. Representatives from Tripod,
Angelfire and htmlGEAR will be there too, so spruce up your resume
and stop on by!
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If you have any questions or comments, feel free to e-mail me.
Susan Slattery
The Divas Desk Mate
susan@tripod.com
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