I was going to post this tonight anyway. When I logged onto the board this evening, I saw the "I was about to be fired" thread and thought "Oh great"!!
Tomorrow, my company (obviously I can't mention the name) is cutting 500 jobs. Most, if not all are in my division (Sales/Marketing).
I've been with them for close to 20 years. Worked my way up the ladder from the bottom to a fairly respectable position. Not too bad for not having a college education. All other people in my position hold BS or Masters Degrees. I only finished High School. (New system coming, time is short, yadda yadda yadda, type of thing....you all know what I'm talking about).
Needless to say, I, among with my co-workers are going to have a very sleepless night. Some people were called by their bosses today and asked to meet with them tomorrow. Those people are going to get cut. One person who was with the company for 23 years asked his boss point blank if he was getting cut, and his boss confirmed that was the reason for the meeting. I'm even tempted to turn my cell phone off. But, If I'm to be one of those who has to go, theres nothing I can do to change that.
It just makes me sick to think about this. I'm the sole breadwinner of my family. I'm hoping and praying that I will still have my job tomorrow night, but for someone who is close to 40, I really hate to have to start over. I know it's just economy, and I realize that many people have it much worse than I do. I really feel bad for anybody who looses their job.
All I'm asking from you all, my brothers and sisters, is just your love and support. I really need it right now. Thanks for listening.
XO