Well as some of you know my office is closing on September 30th.
Truthfully I cannot wait. Before this was announced last may (2004) I was seriously contemplating quitting and moving in a new job direction.
I have spent almost 20 yrs here-but no progress up the corporate ladder in the past 4 yrs when we downsized the 1st time.
We have a small office (12 people) 3 are "retiring" due to age/time on job; 3 are transferring to the location that is absorbing our client base. If I don't see some of these people again its no loss.
Boxes are beginning to be packed; many meeting and training sessions are being held. We have a "formal" office dinner on Sept 10th, and open house with our current clients on Sept 16th and I big event on the 30th We have rented a Hummer limo for the night.
Many of the women are getting weepy, have tributes planned for Sept 10th etc... I frankly just want it over.
Many people are making personal arrangements at work and lots of them are just getting on my nerves.
I view this closing as a good time, a few do not follow my line of thinking.
I have an enviable severance package. People are telling me I'm in denial because of the job loss and I'm not as I will finally get to do what I what to do-I'm just eager to start the next chapter.
So do I just grin and bear it for the next 21 working days. Just repeating to myself just 21 more days??? I cannot show any enthusiasim for the formal dinner. I just don't really care anymore what some of these people want to do. Its probably petty but that has been my mood for several weeks now!!
Has anyone else been though a downsizing??? Similar feelings or do you think this is my way of coping with the finality???
Truthfully I cannot wait. Before this was announced last may (2004) I was seriously contemplating quitting and moving in a new job direction.
I have spent almost 20 yrs here-but no progress up the corporate ladder in the past 4 yrs when we downsized the 1st time.
We have a small office (12 people) 3 are "retiring" due to age/time on job; 3 are transferring to the location that is absorbing our client base. If I don't see some of these people again its no loss.
Boxes are beginning to be packed; many meeting and training sessions are being held. We have a "formal" office dinner on Sept 10th, and open house with our current clients on Sept 16th and I big event on the 30th We have rented a Hummer limo for the night.
Many of the women are getting weepy, have tributes planned for Sept 10th etc... I frankly just want it over.
Many people are making personal arrangements at work and lots of them are just getting on my nerves.
I view this closing as a good time, a few do not follow my line of thinking.
I have an enviable severance package. People are telling me I'm in denial because of the job loss and I'm not as I will finally get to do what I what to do-I'm just eager to start the next chapter.
So do I just grin and bear it for the next 21 working days. Just repeating to myself just 21 more days??? I cannot show any enthusiasim for the formal dinner. I just don't really care anymore what some of these people want to do. Its probably petty but that has been my mood for several weeks now!!
Has anyone else been though a downsizing??? Similar feelings or do you think this is my way of coping with the finality???