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Change it had to come

We knew it all along

-from The Who song “Won’t Get Fooled Again”

We had another reorganization at my company.  That’s the second in about six months, for those keeping score at home.  Divisions were consolidated, all in the name of enabling future growth.  I’m a skeptic and a realist (and maybe a little paranoid), so I expected some announcement about cost-cutting.

But the world looks just the same

And history ain’t changed

Well, we didn’t have to wait long.  Two days later brought an official release from our VP, who broke the bad news in an email.  Layoffs would start in a month.  Anyone who wished to be put on a voluntary list should stop by HR for the necessary paperwork.  Happy Monday!

Meet the new boss

On a surprising note, the incumbent leaders in my area were all sacked.  That there replacements were from a lower pay grade was merely a coincidence.  Yeah, right.  We had our first staff meeting with the new big cheese today.

Same as the old boss?  Maybe not.

Well, I was pleasantly surprised by the new head honcho.  He stated that the restructuring made little sense to him, too.  He said to expect personnel cuts in our organization, and admitted that he had no idea in which direction the company was moving in regard to our division.  A pretty candid admission for the first day.  I think I’m going to like this guy.

As long as I’m not on his layoff list…

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