It has been about 2 months since the staff in my office was informed of an impending layoff. During those 2 months it has been quite tense around the office as no one really knew who would be affected. Until yesterday.
Yesterday was not a good day. To say the least. While I don't how many persons were affected, up to 8, I know of one. That person's office space is not too far from mine. It is strange to see the items in that workspace slowly going away.
The layoff was one of the underlying reasons for going out on a limb. Will I still go out on that limb now that I know my job is secure (for now)? I'm still researching. I spent some time reading on the issue of that job yesterday and it is quite interesting. I can definitely see it being a challenging position.
Anywho, the office atmosphere is really strange right now in light of what occurred yesterday. This is my first experience with this and it is not one that I ever hope to be apart of again. It is just too sad to think of folks losing their jobs, in general, and definitely in this economy.
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It's hard to watch that happen, even more when it comes without warning. It is good that the staff was at least warned of the possibilities.
The economy/lay-offs ("Let go/eliminated" are the terms they use at my place) is why I consider different jobs as well.
I'm sure it is weird at your office!
You'll have to keep us informed on the potential new position - it could be really interesting, but I can see why you'd want to weigh things carefully.
Husband went through the same thing last fall. Half of his division were let go. There was a lot of tension and uneasiness after the lay off. Those that were left standing, including Husband, felt really guilty.
I agree about weighing things carefully, I would put some "feelers" out to see how secure this position is.
It is just all so surreal...to think you have a job one day and you don't the next. Yes, I know it happens (quite often, it seems, lately), but it is still a new to me feeling.
The thing about the other job is that it is secure and not so secure all at the same time. I'll have to explain that more in another posting.
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