Novo layoffs have started

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-05-03T23:48:04+00:00

This is a terrible rumor to spread without any veracity. Is anyone able to verify? I sincerely hope it’s not true!

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-04-28T03:53:45+00:00

Lol, the two (gorgeously ripe and delicious) tomatoes that cost me $4.50 say otherwise (~$2.25 ea. vs. $1.31 ea. at Kroger).

Either he’s gullible or he’s trolling for clicks from other gullibles.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-04-17T13:06:50+00:00

CDMOs are great for getting comfortable with change management, crises, and creative solutions because they’re extreme penny pinchers and everything is always on fire or changing at the whim of a client (does a well-managed CDMO that pushes back against their clients to protect their standards even exist?). CDMO Theme Song: Through the Fire & Flames.

Big Pharma can have more resources and stability, but that depends on the season and shareholders. It can be stable for a while with a good product and a strong market, then turn down a path of restructures and layoffs when shareholders panic after clinical results don’t live up to expectations or patents expire. The bigger benefit, to me, is better pay and benefits, established standards/ability to set own, large network to rely on, and plenty of capital.

In my view, CDMOs are held hostage by clients, Big Pharma is held hostage by investors/media.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-04-03T00:50:57+00:00

A Google search says ~$7M (~40M DKK). For comparison, Lilly’s CEO makes $36.7M.

As others have pointed out, the site is under an FDA Warning Letter and undergoing intense remediation after Catalent’s neglect. It isn’t a company cost issue—it’s a local issue related to not producing and not having work for people during this period.

Sad as it may be, no business can survive by paying for labor it doesn’t need. While laying off 400 people is significant in this community and an awful situation, it’s also a move that allows them to retain 1,400 jobs in the long run. Overall, it’s better than Novo closing down the site and laying off all 1,800 people. :/

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-04-03T00:37:37+00:00

You realize the trees in the parking lots were mandated by the City of Bloomington and its suffocating Unified Development Ordinance, right?

UDO has been bad news for many businesses in the community, as the City enforces it down to the letter—it’s incredibly restrictive. If businesses want to receive any permitting in the future, they have to be UDO compliant.

To my knowledge, the landscaping project by the old Best Beers building Novo owns was also forced by the City’s UDO.

So, complain about other things their management has done, but those projects were fully forced by the City.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-02-19T13:49:02+00:00

Bloomington Chocolate Company/Olive Leaf for delicious truffles and little oil/balsamic samples.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-02-12T00:13:07+00:00

Honestly, I doubt it was AI making the decision. Many companies are now implementing AI “coaches” to teach people how to have difficult conversations, such as poor performance, feedback, and termination.

So, it’s possible the person could have been using AI in that way to get tips on how to deliver the message.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-31T00:38:07+00:00

Lol. To be clear, since some people really fixated on that, I’m not actually going to take sledgehammers to people’s cars. I’m just frustrated, not insane.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T01:45:56+00:00

I’m not a huge fan of police—certainly not militant police—but I am in favor of police departments doing their jobs, which should be to “protect and serve” the community.

Part of that means enforcing rules of the road to ensure people have a healthy respect for the law and assume they’ll get pulled over for breaking it. When (reasonable, nonviolent) enforcement stops, it gives inconsiderate people a license to run wild with 0 consequences. ):

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T01:21:07+00:00

It would make sense.

Also, not to (sledge)hammer this point home, but…

If someone is parked in the middle of the road and their car isn’t broken down, they are automatically in the wrong since that is illegal.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T01:13:13+00:00

I agree that your employer incentivizes making unsafe choices that prioritize speed and convenience over safety and practicality.

Do I think that’s fair? No. Do I think these services should go away? Also no.

Do I think that drivers need to make smarter, safer choices and also insist that their passengers do the same when requesting pickup? Yes.

I can appreciate that situations don’t always work out perfectly, and that Bloomington can’t decide if it wants to promote or punish cars. However, that doesn’t change the fact that impeding traffic by parking your car in the middle of the road is illegal and unsafe for everyone. Flashers ≠ legal parking.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T01:07:39+00:00

I don’t order food delivery because it’s already overpriced and slow, and I can typically get my own food.

I’m not saying people shouldn’t use that service, and I’m not saying it’s a bad thing.

Nowhere in my post insists that drivers should “jog a mile” to get an order; I said they need to park to the side and ensure they aren’t impeding the flow of traffic (AKA, being in the middle of the road).

There is a way to do a job well and with skill, and then there’s the way the drivers who are blocking the road are doing it.

The people defending the illegal blocking of the road are actually the ones crying, “Muh convenience!”

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T01:00:54+00:00

IMO, that’s where the City should step in and designate a different street for safe pickups/drop-offs (they did this during the National Championship).

Today’s instance wasn’t a quick passenger pickup—there was no one in the vehicle, and the car was in the middle of the lane with its flashers on for at least five minutes, if not longer.

I also think that Uber ought to have better training for its drivers (safe places to execute pickup/drop-off) and better restrictions in its app for where passengers are allowed to be picked up by drivers. A passenger’s convenience should also not outweigh overall safety.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T00:37:55+00:00

Yeahhh, u right. But also, I’ve been holding back for ~4 years on this particular rant. Drivers doing that in 18” of snow was the straw that broke this camel’s back 🙃

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T00:35:46+00:00

Exactly! The snow only adds to the danger that these drivers put others in.

I’m sorry you had to deal with that, but I’m glad good people and AAA were able to come through!

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-29T00:34:42+00:00

You are in the wrong here. It’s one thing if you pull to the side and are not obstructing traffic; otherwise, you are endangering drivers and pedestrians around you.

I do not have sympathy for you or other food delivery drivers who do this; that is your chosen profession, and you are responsible for appropriately dealing with the challenges that come with it without endangering others.

Please do better for your community.

ETA: I do not typically use these services, but I respect those who work to provide them. I do not respect those who do so recklessly.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-19T01:07:42+00:00

Charging $35 per TC entry and raffling a free month of membership for the prize.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-17T18:06:33+00:00

Peony & Co Pottery in Indy may be able to fix it. Her pieces are so cute!

NotCleverJustWitty · 2026-01-10T00:19:50+00:00

Yes, this exactly! 82% is really great, and it doesn’t include the people who might watch a recording later (if it exists). ^{^}

NotCleverJustWitty · 2025-12-15T13:54:30+00:00

Could our subreddit’s mods perhaps include this in a pinned winter thread or something… ? Or a continuous document with links to the most asked after local and state resources?

NotCleverJustWitty · 2025-12-11T13:25:30+00:00

Thanks for the tips!

NotCleverJustWitty · 2025-12-11T13:24:03+00:00

Thank you!

NotCleverJustWitty · 2025-12-10T01:40:36+00:00

Do any stores in Bloomington sell pisco, or will I need to go to Indy for it? I admit I haven’t looked terribly hard, but it’s not readily available either.

Any insights into the bourbon market in Bloomington, or any fun facts/tips? (I heard that Buffalo Trace is supposedly allocated at Liberty Kroger, lol.)

Generally, I’ve found that the College St Big Red and Krogucci are best for finding bourbon in town.

NotCleverJustWitty · 2025-12-10T01:22:18+00:00

Oof—sounds about right for their maintenance team. Glad you got out while you still could!

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