ugh

I just got a call from a MGC who is attending a conference in SoCal.  He reports that another colleague (whom I met through him a couple years ago, and who had moved a few years prior from a job in Cali to a job in another state) wasn't renewed for her 5th year.  GAH, serious downer. I can't help but wonder how much the poor economy is shaping the interpretation of annual reviews.