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The axeman cometh
3/29/2009 10:24 am Last Read: |
Mar. 19th, 2009 | 07:12 pm I must stop writing blogs in my head and then forgetting them. I know, I keep saying that but one day I really must do it. Todays blog is about the axeman cometh. Well he came, he announced his axe and he left the victim to bleed to death slowly. We (operations) were all summoned for a meeting where we were told all the support jobs are going to Romania, thats about 148 jobs. Instead, they are creating 68 new jobs just to do integration type work. Math shows that that leaves kinda an overflow on the number of people, so yup, 80 will end up not employed. It also gives them chance to renegotiate (if they want) some of the non-contractual benefits as its a new role. We have to wait and see what the jobs being offered are, they will come out next week. Otherwise... we can move to Romania if we want (hmmm for some reason Scarlett told me I wasn't allowed) or take voluntary severence. Then basically its a team by team basis. Apply. Interview for the jobs. Give out the jobs. Take out voluntary severence if you want. Try and find another job in the company. Do a knowledge transfer to Romania. Turn out the lights. Ours will be by end of August give or take, nothings definite til they start seeing how long it takes, etc, etc. Now, I know a year ago this would have stressed me out hugely but strangely I am not really worried. I would have been scared, nervous, fretting, thinking through things but I am not. Instead... its strangely matter of fact. It was inevitable, it was going to happen, it has so now its time to make choices. Do I try and stay? Do I take the money and run? I've instead of worrying been thinking about the consequences of those. What will it be like if I stay. How frustrating, how awkward, how much hassle and overwork? When will they just outsource the rest to someone else and be done with IT? How many hoops will they make you jump through to make changes? So I've been making lists in my heads of those things, to give me something to decide on. I've also been making lists of what are my demands if i stay? What do *I* want to get them to make me stay? My car allowance? My early starts? My flexibility about working from home? For once making myself think about what they need to give me and not be panicked into thinking they are doing me a favour. Thats new for me, and will probably be hard when it comes to doing it, but its kinda nice actually it being oe of the things coming into my head now. The final list is things I have achieved whilst I have been there. My successes, something which will come in handy to know if I stay or go. Thats pretty good too, my first reaction being a positive thinking good about myself rather than panicking or worrying. I know a year ago my reaction wouldn't have been like that and I kind of like it. I know a large part is my attitude has changed. Work is no longer so important. Now I work as a means to an end. It lets me be with my family, with Scarlett, Kay, my son. There is less pressure now on making the right choice here. There is no right choice. I don't have to choose the job that will make me happy. Work won't let me be happy, I don't have to find the perfect job. It lets me do the things I want to do, for the people I want to be with. |
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3/29/2009 5:24 pm |
Good for you
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