Monday the 11th, after having returned from vacation, and with the intent of going immediately to payroll (calculating time worked, running totals, entering paydata, and getting everything ready to transmit Tuesday morning), we were notified that our place of business (name of business will not be mentioned to prevent potential recriminations) was being closed down for fiscal reasons. We are one of many locations all over the world, a location that, for as long as the bookkeeper can remember - 28 years....., has been operating in a deficit position. Rumors had run their normal course over the years, so that everyone had become immune to them.
But Monday we got a heaping dose of reality.
I have been the Payroll/Personnel Clerk there for 7.5 years, and had come to think that my job was pretty secure. It was the place where I had regained my sobriety, and had subsequently been offered my current position. It is a job that I felt entirely comfortable with, in that I have remained in the company of other recovering alcoholics and addicts which is a constant reminder of where I came from, and I considered the position to be my area of expertise; I was d*mned good at it if I do say so myself.
Now, effective October 13th, I am out of a job. I have been trying to make as many preparations this week as I possibly can, given that I've been walking around in a daze all week. I created a resume that I hope potential employers will be impressed with. Yesterday I received a letter of recommendation from the regional accountant, which I plan to include with my resume. I plan to make arrangements with my bank to apply for a position there, and I will be sending out resumes to whoever I feel I could earn at least as much as I am at my current (and soon to be past) employer next week. In short, I am trying to get things moving, ahead of time, so I'm not stuck out in the cold, so to speak.
We were told that we would receive a severance package if we worked through to the final day, so there is an incentive to stay to the end. I was offered the same position in Cincinnati, OH. (I am in Youngstown, OH.) but that would entail relocating which will cost at the very least $1500 (I have a buyout clause in my lease agreement where I have to come up with $730 just to satisfy the terms of the lease, or screw up 3 years worth of credit-building, which I just can't do, plus I have to consider the deposit on a new apartment in Cincinnati, deposits on all the utilities, and the cost of renting a U-haul big enough to move all my stuff in one trip, and tow my car behind it.....), but I have not had the opportunity to save up any money, so I think relocating is out of the question, unless they want me badly enough to cough up the $1500.
So, that is where I am right now. I just finished the worst workweek in the history of my employment with this company. I am confident that I'll be able find another job by October 13th, even if I have to work at WalMart for awhile. It's just that this whole ordeal really sucks, bigtime!:|
Thanks for putting up with my rant, I just wanted to let off some steam that's been building up all week. I've been a combination of sad, and mad as hell at the inconsideration of a company who has nothing but $$$ in their eyes. I can understand their viewpoint, but it still sucks.....
-kd5-
But Monday we got a heaping dose of reality.
I have been the Payroll/Personnel Clerk there for 7.5 years, and had come to think that my job was pretty secure. It was the place where I had regained my sobriety, and had subsequently been offered my current position. It is a job that I felt entirely comfortable with, in that I have remained in the company of other recovering alcoholics and addicts which is a constant reminder of where I came from, and I considered the position to be my area of expertise; I was d*mned good at it if I do say so myself.
Now, effective October 13th, I am out of a job. I have been trying to make as many preparations this week as I possibly can, given that I've been walking around in a daze all week. I created a resume that I hope potential employers will be impressed with. Yesterday I received a letter of recommendation from the regional accountant, which I plan to include with my resume. I plan to make arrangements with my bank to apply for a position there, and I will be sending out resumes to whoever I feel I could earn at least as much as I am at my current (and soon to be past) employer next week. In short, I am trying to get things moving, ahead of time, so I'm not stuck out in the cold, so to speak.
We were told that we would receive a severance package if we worked through to the final day, so there is an incentive to stay to the end. I was offered the same position in Cincinnati, OH. (I am in Youngstown, OH.) but that would entail relocating which will cost at the very least $1500 (I have a buyout clause in my lease agreement where I have to come up with $730 just to satisfy the terms of the lease, or screw up 3 years worth of credit-building, which I just can't do, plus I have to consider the deposit on a new apartment in Cincinnati, deposits on all the utilities, and the cost of renting a U-haul big enough to move all my stuff in one trip, and tow my car behind it.....), but I have not had the opportunity to save up any money, so I think relocating is out of the question, unless they want me badly enough to cough up the $1500.
So, that is where I am right now. I just finished the worst workweek in the history of my employment with this company. I am confident that I'll be able find another job by October 13th, even if I have to work at WalMart for awhile. It's just that this whole ordeal really sucks, bigtime!:|
Thanks for putting up with my rant, I just wanted to let off some steam that's been building up all week. I've been a combination of sad, and mad as hell at the inconsideration of a company who has nothing but $$$ in their eyes. I can understand their viewpoint, but it still sucks.....
-kd5-
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