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I'm starting to feel like Typhoid Mary!

December 21st, 2006 at 03:42 pm

Apparently all of my fiscal plotting and strategizing has angered the Money Gods. I'm sorry Money Gods!!!

Was late coming into work this morning b/c I stopped to get donut holes for the office. Krispy Kreme was a mad house and I waited 40 minutes! At any rate, the day I'm this late is the day there's a 9am meeting. Figures.

Turns out my boss and his partner will no longer be with the company starting January. Part of the deal was that there would be no other 'personnel changes' for the first 60 days of the year.

Crap!

See, the company I work for got bought in June. I hired on in August knowing full well it might be a temporary sort of thing, but was also told temporary meant till the end of 07. Enough time for me to make myself invaluable when changes began to happen.

Now, changes are happening way ahead of schedule. I'm the new kid on the block, and don't feel NEARLY valuable enough!

CRAP!

Now, this whole 60 day thing may or may not be meaningless. I might be all in a tizzy over nothing and my job might be totally secure. Or not. Who knows, it is as they say a CRAP SHOOT! Emphasis is of course on CRAP!

Geez... Last place I worked got bought and we all got downsize. It might possibly happen here, too. See what I mean by Typhoid Mary? Maybe I should just work in the cigar store. Then again, my dad could wind up selling the place, and I'd be back at square one!

Posted in General Commentary | 3 Comments »

3 Responses to “I'm starting to feel like Typhoid Mary!”

  1. janH Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 03:47 pm 1166716037
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    Oh, I hope that your job is secure for this year or even more! Maybe they were changing some upper management positions or consolidating them. Keep us posted!

  2. Thrifty Ray Says:
    December 21st, 2006 at 04:13 pm 1166717618
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    Leadership change at a company always rattles the nerves of it's emloyees!! I hope the changes are of no consequence to you and your position.

    However, Id make sure my resume' is updated and start keeping an eye and ear open for 'prospects' just in case.

    I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!!!

  3. baselle Says:
    December 25th, 2006 at 05:13 am 1167023629
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    I've been through a number of leadership changes.YMMV, but here sometimes folks go when the boss goes, sometimes not, depending not on whether you are irreplaceable, but on whether the job itself is. And it could be that everyone's job is up for grabs at the end of 60 days, no matter how invaluable.

    Where's your boss moving on to? It could be that you made yourself invaluable to him, and he would be a good first prospect.

    Emergency fund = security blanket. Good luck, and you have two months to save!

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