I did suspect a wind up but went with it anyway.... As a mere head-hunter without the intellectual pedigree that I am sure you all have, I would never have thought of something so clever as to post a fictitious note. By the way "BingoBango" thanks for suggesting that I am young - it is many years since anyone has called me that - I'll have to tell my wife!!!Not sure about the fat/rat reference.... she would perhaps believe that more....don't know how experienced you all are but if you have worked through the booms and busts, you will have learned that you meet the same people on the way down as you met on the way up. The impression you make on them can shape your future (just ask the many good people who lost their jobs during the technology crash/Enron saga etc). You are very lucky to be climbing the career ladder in a relatively soft market and I hope that this continues for all of you.