It’s time to give thanks…or something like that

October 28, 2009

Before Thanksgiving my company will do what lots of other companies across America have been doing, and layoff some of their valuable (or not so valuable in some cases) employees. Right now in large offices, head honchos are sitting around and sizing up their employees to decide which ones are the most expendable. Employees across America are calling their coworkers and eagerly awaiting any gossip. Some managers have been told to force rank their team, giving them the opportunity to prioritize their employees. Other managers have been displaced and their team is dependent on someone in corporate headquarters analyzing their sales numbers and basic attributes like salary. All I can do is sit with my peers in the waiting pool and just anxiously anticipate my fate. I feel confident that I have been a successful employee; reached a great deal of my sales goals, made progress in my territory, and worked on initiatives that have benefitted my district, but there is no such thing as safe in any circumstance. As the anxiety sets in I can’t help but think there is no such thing as safe in any corporate situation. Ultimately, you are only as valuable as what you have most recently accomplished for an organization. Nobody is safe – the more senior representatives are more expensive and in some cases are negative from years of corporate craziness and the more junior reps have done less for the organization when you list out their accomplishments. Whether I am laid off or not, it could just be a matter of time for me or any of us. It has forced me to look at my life and reflect. For many of us, life has led us down different paths that have taken us to where we are today. Have we made those choices or did we just ride it out to end up here? So am I better off just sitting back and relaxing? Do I accept that although the future is uncertain, it will ultimately lead me to some destination? Or is important to be proactive and take an active role in my own fate? If it requires me to make the correct choices, what are those choices? I’m not even sure what the options are. As Thanksgiving comes and we are given the outcome of our career at this company – will we have as much to be thankful for? Some may be thankful for their career taking a different turn, while others may be thankful for still remaining on this path. What about those who find themselves unemployed from a job that they like and they are good at? I just hope this Thanksgiving I don’t find myself in that group.

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