Today I checked my office inbox and received a corporate e-mail that informed me I could look forward to the closure of several magazines and imminent layoffs. Happy new year! This was already expected, as the entire sale process has been a long and difficult one, but most employees were upset that the e-mail was sent the morning of Dec. 31, right before everyone’s New Year’s Eve celebrations. I don’t check my office e-mail outside of work, so I hadn’t heard the news, but that is in pretty poor form. At least it wasn’t Christmas, I guess.