Blog 15
Add Something or YOU’RE FIRED!!!
Emotionally, I'm drained. Drained from the 'work events' of yesterday. Around 10A yesterday, our manager had a meeting with us about 'a new direction' the company was planning on taking. From the somber mood of our manager, we knew exactly what that meant. 😬 She told us that some people in our group had their positions eliminated that morning. She also told us our vice president would have a meeting with everyone in our department later on that morning to explain how upcoming changes would affect every work group. I'm sure you're familiar with that sickening feeling you get when you know bad news is on the way. 😟 As it turns out, our (immediate) group would change managers and I would once again have the manager I had before I got a promotion to my current position. With the great company I work for, I'd been through two previous rounds of 'mass' lay-offs (or restructuring) and here I sit. I'm grateful and blessed to say that I and people in my immediate group kept their jobs. 😔 We were also told that since our particular group ran smoothly, efficiently and with very little 'supervision', our day-to-day routines probably wouldn't change very much (which is very good news). Yesterday, there was a lot of crying and uncertainty .😭 There were a lot of good people that I knew and liked that lost their jobs yesterday. And while it was extraordinarily stressful, it was also enlightening. If you really think about it, for a company to stay profitable, competitive and 'ahead of the game', it's smart for it to keep reevaluating what it's needs are. There were people yesterday that lost their jobs because their positions or abilities became obsolete in a constantly changing environment. You have to show that you can change and develop no matter what direction the 'higher-ups' choose to take. You have to show a company that you're an asset, not a liability otherwise why on Earth would they want to pay you? Hence, the other reason why yesterday was enlightening. Yesterday, I thought about how much 'the work events' paralleled with personal life (or at least it should). What good is being with someone that doesn't add to your life? Why share your energy and effort with someone you don't gain anything from? And I don't mean just monetarily, I mean everything… emotionally, physically and spiritually. I'm thinking, if we're smart, we should always be looking for ways to improve our lives, always evaluating what's (or who's) useful and who isn't. Anyone of worth (or worth your time) should be able to add something to your life, given that you also have something to add to theirs of course. As I said before, yesterday was filled with a lot of crying and uncertainty. But now I see, for me at least, it was also filled with promise. If I keep this current attitude/philosophy, that all parties need to bring something good to the table, I should end up with a happy and content life. My choices are simple; one, be by myself and be happy and content with the knowledge that I'm not saddled with someone that detracts from my life (someone I have to constantly take care of) or two, I could end up with someone that adds great dimension to my life (someone that takes care of me). Those are not bad options, as I see it. That's arguably a win-win situation in my book. 🕮 And at the risk of sounding arrogant, I'll also say this, I know (hope) that whoever I end up with, will get everything he needs (and wants) with me. If I choose the right one, that is. I'm very generous with all of me, (well, most of me, I'll have to keep some of myself for myself). I don't have a problem with doing the things I need to do, to make my man happy, if he makes me happy. I like giving my 'good stuff' to someone deserving (you'd have to be with me to know what the 'good stuff' is). 😉 I'll always try to give something back, I'll always be 'evaluating' whether I'm an asset or a liability to this person I love. I think that's a very good position for my prospective 'partner' to be in. I mean really and truly, who could ask for more than that? 😁
Posted : 2006-08-31 05:10:00 AM Created : 2006-08-31 07:54:00 AM Visible to : Public
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