I thought the economy was back?!?!?!?
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Jesse - Nov 13, 2014 11:52:49 am PST #10411 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
-t - Nov 13, 2014 12:03:50 pm PST #10412 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Retail sales are still soft, and that impacts us a lot. Plus some company specific stuff happened in the last year or two that is catching up to us now.
Man, I feel kind of shaky and terrible. This sucks.
Jesse - Nov 13, 2014 12:04:09 pm PST #10413 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Ugh, sorry.
SuziQ - Nov 13, 2014 12:12:59 pm PST #10414 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I think our company ramped up expecting a bunch of work to come in that didn't materialize and got caught labor heavy. So many of our contracts are multi year, so we are feeling the effects now of the last few years.
brenda m - Nov 13, 2014 12:17:37 pm PST #10415 of 30000
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Oof. That's tough.
Calli - Nov 13, 2014 1:00:31 pm PST #10416 of 30000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm sorry -t and SuziQ.
meara - Nov 13, 2014 1:52:49 pm PST #10417 of 30000
Oh man, layoffs suck. :(
Can I get some "get here soon and tell me it's something cheap and easy to fix"-ma for my hot water heater? The guy is supposed to come between 3PM and 6PM (it's almost 4PM now, no word yet). I'm really hoping he can fix it today, it's so cold!
Jesse - Nov 13, 2014 2:13:29 pm PST #10418 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Good luck, meara!
SuziQ - Nov 13, 2014 2:25:57 pm PST #10419 of 30000
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
I just realized I am the sole surviver of the team I was a part of before I moved to Colorado. Some folks have come and gone over the years but with this round of retirements/layoffs, the rest of the team was let go. That was about 14 years of my work career.
I have never regretted moving to my current job or moving to Denver, but this sure underlines that decision.
-t - Nov 13, 2014 2:40:16 pm PST #10420 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Wow, Suzi.
Water heater ~ma, meara
Have Box o' Meat and some Autumn Maple beer. Yum. No eggs, again. Consequences of the delivery process change up, I'm sure.
So, now that I am not actually at work I feel more comfortable boggling that my BOSS who has been with the company for 18 years was laid off. And my coworker who sits across the aisle from me is moving to another department to replace a laid off new hire who has been here maybe a month. The whole thing is shocking and is going to lead to increased workloads. Total number of positions cut is 23, which doesn't sound that large, but it's the biggest layoff in company history.