It wasn't a dot-com, but I know a guy who went to training in Japan for a week. While he was away, a layoff round was announced. He found out through E-Mail.
In the early days of Java, Sun used to give out a T-shirt with their mascot "Duke" holding up a surf board with a spider on it, as thanks for finding a confirmed bug in Java.
Within Sun, a big status thing used to be those leather jackets with the Java logo (which can be bought for some $200 to $300)
Put your logo on something that looks professional, and make it exclusive. Bingo, it gives thanks, and maximally targets an advertisement for the Tech crowd!
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It wasn't a dot-com, but I know a guy who went to training in Japan for a week. While he was away, a layoff round was announced. He found out through E-Mail.
In the early days of Java, Sun used to give out a T-shirt with their mascot "Duke" holding up a surf board with a spider on it, as thanks for finding a confirmed bug in Java. Within Sun, a big status thing used to be those leather jackets with the Java logo (which can be bought for some $200 to $300) Put your logo on something that looks professional, and make it exclusive. Bingo, it gives thanks, and maximally targets an advertisement for the Tech crowd!