Before we were called "glut," we were classified as "redundant"

In 1987, I was sitting at Kraft [then called "General Foods"] and noise started up in the corridor.  The troops had discovered a memo stating that "redundancies" were going to be eliminated.  Philip Morris had purchased the company.

I turned out to be a "redundancy" which had to be purged.  In 2011, more often I am grouped along with other professionals as "glut," as in "there's a glut of writers in major metro areas."  I am considering relocating to a village in Spain where there might not be a glut. 

Deja vu.  The term "redundant" is being used to describe moves AT&T intends to make now that it has acquired T-Mobile.  My heart feels for those concerned about being declared "redundant."  As I awaited my designation, I developed TMJ and had to wear some expensive appliance, which Kraft medical insurance did wind up paying for.