Harvesting Dollars reports that he survived the latest round of layoffs at his workplace. He describes the basic unfairness of the process as people were kept or canned based only on what job they were lucky or unlucky enough to occupy, rather than on the quality of their performance.
The rumored layoffs at GDU that had me so exercised haven’t occurred yet. But get an eyeball full of this!
If that’s not a university president saying “we’ll soon be canning everyone in sight,” I’d like to know what it is.
Well, so far the employer I covet hasn’t called me back for a second interview. However, if I understood them correctly, it still may be a bit early. The two people who spoke with me said they would do a second round of interviews late this month (it’s now only the 21st) and they hoped to make a decision in the first week of November. So I’m still hoping. If they come in with an offer that even approaches what I’m earning at GDU, I’ll probably jump ship…since it’s clear GDU’s boat is sinking fast.
Sigh. This is so disturbing. Even if I get another job (not bloody likely!), I like the job I have and don’t want to uproot myself this close to retirement. Damn those SOBs in Washington!
A vote for Obama is a vote against stupidity.
As employees are shown the door, an employer is wise to hang onto their e-mail records. –Ben http://legal-beagle.typepad.com/wrights_legal_beagle/2008/10/retain-e-mail-of-former-employees.html
Mr. Wright’s post (follow that exotic link) brings up an important point, videlicet:
You are FREAKING NUTS to put anything, no matter how benign, on the company e-mail!!!!!
Gmail is free. Free free free! Get yourself a gmail account and use that for your personal e-mail. Restrain yourself with all your strength from putting any personal e-mails, any moonlighting bidness, or any “humorous” comments or forwards or chainmails or whatEVER on your employer’s e-mail system.