<Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010> [Vincent]
At a crossroads...
So here I sit on the couch in the NYC apartment eating falafel. I bought the falafel at 20 past midnight from a man in a box on Broadway who took the time to teach me how to say "How are you?" in Bengali, which I unfortunately quickly forgot.
My beloved company has been purchased, an inevitable consequence of going public. The new possible owners (the deal hasn't gone through yet) seem brutally businesslike. They will cut jobs to cut costs and cut costs to please stockholders. That is the way of public companies. That is the way of business. Efficiency is king.
I may be cocky, but I don't think my job is in danger. But I'm not sure of that.
So, given that reality, what should I do? The deal won't go through until this summer, and though the new CEO has promised to make any changes as quickly as possible, there's no guarantee that I'll actually know what's going to happen until the fall or later. Possibly much later.
The list of reasons to come to NYC or stay in Florida is long. What to do. What to do.
.:.
This sounds like one of those times when worrying about the future can destroy a person. If the worst comes be prepared to find a new opportunity in some other area. I know from my own experiences that I did not always get what I aimed for. I was so sure that I belonged in the aviation business but wound up careing for trees. Along the way there were times when I made bad choices that looked like the best when I decided to do what I did, but after all here I am and am comfortable with what I got, so I don't really know whjat would have happened If I had made differe3nt choices back then. NJR
-- (2010.03.03) |
My experience was that the uncertainty didn't last long. I knew pretty quick what was going to happen, and even though my work will eventually end the process has lasted a lot longer than we originally expected. The severance and retention money will give me plenty of time to find something else...even a career change if I wish.
Go where you guys are happy. Happy should outweigh everything else. Push comes to shove, Manhattan is a really big market and you have the right skills. And you may find something else you love along the way.
--Bill (2010.03.03) |
Janes report about her experience with Centeral Airlines reminds me that When they transfered me to Oklahoma City and I refused to go, they knew that they were going to close the Norman stop an d wanted to keep me wioth them but my wish was to get local service and theirs was to get main line service and the FAA rules wouldent let them so coming to Norman and several other stops was a trick to get around that. I wasn't getting by on their pay but tree work in my spare time anyway. NJR
--Norman (2010.03.04) |
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