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The loop-the-loop of life  

JB061973 50F
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1/29/2018 2:06 pm
The loop-the-loop of life

So, Dear reader, a few weeks ago I told you how I got a new job within the company I work for. What I haven't shared with you is what has happened this month.

On January 4th we were told that the company needed to downsize - 100 positions would be gone on January 29th. My current job wouldn't be affected, and I didn't think I'd be 'in the running' as it were in my new job, because that doesn't start until February 1st. But 1½ weeks ago I got a phonecall from my new boss, to tell me that my new department could very well be part of it, and that I would be on the table just like my new colleagues. He was very insistent on telling me the company doesn't do 'Last in, first out', but that I would hear from him on the 29th.

This really pulled the rug out from under me, and after a couple of days I talked to my 'old' boss, asking him if they could do this (answer: yes, they can - it's a question of there being too many people working in the company), and if he could guide me as to how to react. (I might just inject here: he suggested I apply for the job, as he thought it would be a good fit for me). He came back to me with the good news, that his boss had OK'd it, that should I get the boot, I could withdraw my resignation, and stay in my current job. This gave me peace of mind - knowing I would still have a job, even though I was looking forward to the new one.

So today was the day, I didn't really sleep last night, and had an early start at work (as in: on a train at 5.30 am, at work at 6.45...) At 8.45 I got a text message from my new boss, that the people up for the sack had been informed, and my new job was still mine. I later got an e-mail, where he told us, that 2 people from the department had been cut. I talked to him when I was on my lunch break, just to organize my first day (on Thursday), and as he said: "The atmosphere might not be the best..."

So I'm really happy that I'll be in a new job, doing new stuff, earning more money, but on the flip side at least one person I know lost their job today, I'll be the 'new girl' in a department that has lost two 'old' people (so there might be resentment...).

Yup, up/down, round and round...

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