The New Year apparently! They have given me at least this Christmas to spend with my loved ones before they scrag me and send me to ulcer hell!

Thats a good technique for letting them know you are coming. The great, or not so great thing about the new partner model we have is that none of the people I work with (almost) are permanent anymore. They all work offshore so it seems easier to let them go as they don't really lose their job and just go to the next place their employer sends them.

At least that's what I tell myself ;OD