Yes i know it's been awhile since I've lasted posted but some things have happened that kept me busy until now. "What were those things," you ask. Well my department I was, ya that's right was, working for closed down on Thursday November 20th. My staff and I knew it was coming, but as much as you prepare for something, it still comes as a shock when it actually happens. So needless to say I've been a little preoccupied, you know with all the drowning of the sorrows and what not.
Now that the dust has settled and the sorrows sufficiently drowned, i can tell you what I've learned, that heaven forbid if you ever see yourself starring down the barrel of the termination gun, might help you get through it.
One, when they say, "it's just business," that's what they mean. My staff and I did our duties, we didn't underperform in any way, but when the company needs to cut costs, little luxuries are the first to go. My department made it through four rounds of cutbacks, so I was confident that we would have made it to the "big money round" but it was either cut Research, or pay the power bill =) POWER TRUMPS RESEARCH EVERY TIME.
Two, The only way to make sure you're indispensable to the company, is to make it your company...In other words, work for yourself. Little things like tenure and loyalty mean bupkiss, when talking about the bottom line. If you have the drive, and will power, work for yourself, start your own business. Then the only way you lose your job is if the company goes under.
Finally, Leave on a high note. I never understood why people made a scene when getting laid off/fired/getting the axe/being evicted from Jobsville...etc. It doesn't help anybody. Nothing good comes from losing your cool and making a scene. Sure you might feel better in the short term, but you'll soon realize that you acted a fool. Also you let the higher ups off. What I mean by this is, you lead them to believe they made the right choice. "Wow Steve* really blew a gasket, over being let go, I'm glad we got rid of that nutjob," the Fat executive exclaimed as he took a sip from a gold-plated diamond encrusted coffee mug. A decision like that should never be easy on anyone.
Hopefully these tips will be helpful to anyone who happens upon them. In the immortal Words of Bob Marley, "Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing is gonna be alright."
Now that the dust has settled and the sorrows sufficiently drowned, i can tell you what I've learned, that heaven forbid if you ever see yourself starring down the barrel of the termination gun, might help you get through it.
One, when they say, "it's just business," that's what they mean. My staff and I did our duties, we didn't underperform in any way, but when the company needs to cut costs, little luxuries are the first to go. My department made it through four rounds of cutbacks, so I was confident that we would have made it to the "big money round" but it was either cut Research, or pay the power bill =) POWER TRUMPS RESEARCH EVERY TIME.
Two, The only way to make sure you're indispensable to the company, is to make it your company...In other words, work for yourself. Little things like tenure and loyalty mean bupkiss, when talking about the bottom line. If you have the drive, and will power, work for yourself, start your own business. Then the only way you lose your job is if the company goes under.
Finally, Leave on a high note. I never understood why people made a scene when getting laid off/fired/getting the axe/being evicted from Jobsville...etc. It doesn't help anybody. Nothing good comes from losing your cool and making a scene. Sure you might feel better in the short term, but you'll soon realize that you acted a fool. Also you let the higher ups off. What I mean by this is, you lead them to believe they made the right choice. "Wow Steve* really blew a gasket, over being let go, I'm glad we got rid of that nutjob," the Fat executive exclaimed as he took a sip from a gold-plated diamond encrusted coffee mug. A decision like that should never be easy on anyone.
Hopefully these tips will be helpful to anyone who happens upon them. In the immortal Words of Bob Marley, "Don't worry about a thing, cause every little thing is gonna be alright."
*Steve is a fictional character that didn't actually get fired, and is not a nutjob.
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