The end of an era
Well, as a friend has said on his FB page, That is all.
Sixteen long, often frustrating, sometimes amazing, years have passed since I moved me and Lizzy here to MD and got the crazy job answering phones for people around the world. I went in to work at 2am and was met at the door by my manager to be told I no longer had a job. I knew it was coming. We all did. It was announced over a year ago. My notes say one year, fourteen days ago. Only no one could/would tell us the date.
The last head manager meeting, July 26, said possibly by 21Dec. And here we are a bare month later. Gone.
Technically.
Anyway, I went in to HR to get my personal news and came out fairly happy. Not ecstatic, but decently happy and calm. Which is very good.
The next two months I'm part of the virtual staff. Base pay only. No differential. No overtime. That's gonna hurt somewhat. As the only wage earner, I have to admit that seriously bites, especially as my rent went up again this fall.
Good points? I keep my benefits for the next 18 months. That's a BIG, HUGE savings. I get my bonus in November. I have six weeks to find a new job so I can meet November's rent, electric, internet, and phone. That bites... so no vacation like a lot of my friends are planning.
Best point? We have headhunter company working for us to help with resume, job hunt, interviewing skills, pointers, etc. Believe me, after 16 years at same company I need the assistance.
Another really good thing - I won't be missing church for sleep on really tough days.
Not so good:
Lizzy is totally freaked and in tears. I'm... I don't know what I am. I go from tearful for loss of stability to calm to tearful due to loss of contact with so many friends. Since I was off yesterday, I was not there to exchange contact information with the rest of my shift and they all were given their notice around time Lizzy and I were starting day. What a day to lose my cell phone, eh? They tried to call me in but could not reach me so my notification was alone and personal at 2am by my manager who had to come in specifically for me and one or two others.
Think I'm somewhere between shock and okay. Maybe.
Sixteen long, often frustrating, sometimes amazing, years have passed since I moved me and Lizzy here to MD and got the crazy job answering phones for people around the world. I went in to work at 2am and was met at the door by my manager to be told I no longer had a job. I knew it was coming. We all did. It was announced over a year ago. My notes say one year, fourteen days ago. Only no one could/would tell us the date.
The last head manager meeting, July 26, said possibly by 21Dec. And here we are a bare month later. Gone.
Technically.
Anyway, I went in to HR to get my personal news and came out fairly happy. Not ecstatic, but decently happy and calm. Which is very good.
The next two months I'm part of the virtual staff. Base pay only. No differential. No overtime. That's gonna hurt somewhat. As the only wage earner, I have to admit that seriously bites, especially as my rent went up again this fall.
Good points? I keep my benefits for the next 18 months. That's a BIG, HUGE savings. I get my bonus in November. I have six weeks to find a new job so I can meet November's rent, electric, internet, and phone. That bites... so no vacation like a lot of my friends are planning.
Best point? We have headhunter company working for us to help with resume, job hunt, interviewing skills, pointers, etc. Believe me, after 16 years at same company I need the assistance.
Another really good thing - I won't be missing church for sleep on really tough days.
Not so good:
Lizzy is totally freaked and in tears. I'm... I don't know what I am. I go from tearful for loss of stability to calm to tearful due to loss of contact with so many friends. Since I was off yesterday, I was not there to exchange contact information with the rest of my shift and they all were given their notice around time Lizzy and I were starting day. What a day to lose my cell phone, eh? They tried to call me in but could not reach me so my notification was alone and personal at 2am by my manager who had to come in specifically for me and one or two others.
Think I'm somewhere between shock and okay. Maybe.