Very bad / sad day at the office...
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Very bad / sad day at the office...
Hey
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Hey
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow for a pint/early birthday celebration!
Take care
Adele xx
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Yes, it was an 'odd' day, and there were alot of tears.....
I just now have that gloomy feeling lurking as who knows what is going to happen with this recession..... Thought things were better in Canada than the US / UK!!!
Well, I'll buzz you early afternoon and we'll sort something out - thinking about it, is Carrie around? I'll call her now and find out!!!!
Bx
I just now have that gloomy feeling lurking as who knows what is going to happen with this recession..... Thought things were better in Canada than the US / UK!!!
Well, I'll buzz you early afternoon and we'll sort something out - thinking about it, is Carrie around? I'll call her now and find out!!!!
Bx
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Adele - I don't have Carri's number, can you PM it to me????
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Yes, it was an 'odd' day, and there were alot of tears.....
I just now have that gloomy feeling lurking as who knows what is going to happen with this recession..... Thought things were better in Canada than the US / UK!!!
Well, I'll buzz you early afternoon and we'll sort something out - thinking about it, is Carrie around? I'll call her now and find out!!!!
Bx
I just now have that gloomy feeling lurking as who knows what is going to happen with this recession..... Thought things were better in Canada than the US / UK!!!
Well, I'll buzz you early afternoon and we'll sort something out - thinking about it, is Carrie around? I'll call her now and find out!!!!
Bx
I was laid off back in September, and got a 2 month stint for Christmas but so far no interviews since mid-December.
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
It happened in the (doctors) office where I was working last. The rest of us were assured that our jobs were safe, but the extra workload it placed on those who were left, couple with insecurity and the bad taste left in our mouths meant that many left in the months after that ..... including myself.
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
I have several friends who work, or shall I say used to work at EA downtown. 250 of them were laid off yesterday. A good handful of them were from the UK and I have no idea how they're going to be able to stay in Canada! The video game industry seems to be laying off everyone these days!
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Hey
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Aw Bx thats such a worry, all you can do is work your socks off hun,
Sounds silly but my mum said it feels a bit like when she was a kid during the war and everyone had to plant veg and really pull in the purse strings,
Rally together to make ends meet, some people here really are already on poverty row,
Its much worse here at the moment, large nos in companies that have survived the past recesions are going under daily, laying off, loads are down to 3 day week and drop in pay, i am really worried about OHs job he is in the city where so many have already been laid off, no ones job is secure anymore,
It happened in the (doctors) office where I was working last. The rest of us were assured that our jobs were safe, but the extra workload it placed on those who were left, couple with insecurity and the bad taste left in our mouths meant that many left in the months after that ..... including myself.
I have several friends who work, or shall I say used to work at EA downtown. 250 of them were laid off yesterday. A good handful of them were from the UK and I have no idea how they're going to be able to stay in Canada! The video game industry seems to be laying off everyone these days!
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
Hey
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Well, not one but two of my co-workers got let go today....!!! And they've all been there longer than me which makes it odd...?
I work in recruitment, and one was the consultant who mainly did Accounts, and the second was our Receptionist....
So the office today was very gloomy. I asked boss straight up what the deal was, and as far as she could say, that would be all the cuts, but hey, who knows? This seriously has given me the shits as you can imagine....
To kind of help us all as a team, the boss is hosting a lunch on Monday for those of us that are left, and hopefully there will be some reassurances, but life ain't so straightfoward....
Anyway - I just don't want to get fired on Tuesday as it's my birthday, let me at least have a good one!!!!
Anyone else have similar experiences recently?
Bx
Sorry to hear what's happening at work - you know it's not that unusual in recruitment when times are like this. They will always shed the non revenue generating staff as they are simply an overhead cost. It sounds brutal but for the business owners it's simply economics. As a consultant you are generating an income stream for the business.....so are more valuable to them.
Keep smiling and happy birthday for Tuesday!
Julie
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Re: Very bad / sad day at the office...
BC ferries laid off around 100 jobs last week....