At 10:45 a meeting was called with all 50 people in our department. 15 people were let go. Their positions were eliminated. They went to work on a Monday morning and told to go home. They didn't even get to go back to their desks.
Pretty shitty world we live in. Shitty for the people who were let go, shitty for the customers that are now left hanging. Yea, shitty. These were mid-management positions. People who worked hard, worked their way up the ladder and then all their hard work was paid off by being let go without notice.
To soften the blow, they tell us we "should" be back to 40 hours a week by the fall. We will see.
I am lucky I was not one of the ones let go. My reviews are great and I do my job well. Yet, it could have been me. I was one of the last to be hired.
There is a part of me that is very glad I still have a job, and then there is a part of me that almost wishes it was me that was let go. It would force me to look hard at other opportunities. The compnay makes it very easy to stay. They pay more than the job is worth. The benefits are great. But let's be honest, I don't really feel what I do has much value.
God has a plan for me. There is a reason I am still there -- maybe it has something to do with my son's braces!
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That does suck! But you're right, God has a plan for you--and for all of those people who were let go. We never know what the Universe has in store for us--but I'm sure it will be good stuff! :)
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