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Old Jul 08, 2004, 05:00 AM
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Last Friday morning we had a bldg meeting at work. Everyone expected it to be the run of the mill state of the company type of thing. A press release has came out the day before where one of our customers had blamed their failing company on one of our products that they claimed didn't work. We have proof that it works just fine, but they needed to pass the buck somewhere, and that turned out to be us.

Anyway, after some talk about being very late in delivering our newest product (over a year), the owner dropped the bomb on everyone and told us that the company was in very bad shape financially and would have to be cutting back on some employees. He then broke down in tears and it took him nearly five minutes before he could compose himself enough to continue. He apologized in advance to those who would be let go. He said they (the senior staff) would be deciding who would be getting the ax (excuse the term) some time this week. My boss is on vacation this week and is due back next Monday.

I've been trying very hard to keep a positive attitude and think that I'll be one of the ones that they'll keep. I've been working my fingers to the bone since the day I started, and I know I've proven myself to be an excellent employee. But deep down inside, I know I'm going to lose my job. I keep thinking that it's the last one hired, the first one fired. My dept only has two people, and my boss has been there two years. He has set up the dept from scratch and worked very hard for the company. If a choice is to be made, I can't see them choosing me over him. If I do lose this job, it will be devastating to my family. I don't know how we'll get by. My design business isn't making enough for us to survive on.

I'm scared to death people. I took a cut in pay to go to this company because I was told it had a solid future. And I had a chance to get away from the guy who treated me so poorly at my last job. Now I wish I just would have stayed. I hope I'm wrong and they keep me, but my gut tells me that at the end of the week they'll be letting me go.

I don't know what to do, and I know you don't either. I guess I'm just pathetically looking for some sympathy. I remember the days that as long as you worked real hard, your job was always safe and secure. What ever happened to those days?

Greg



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