Author Topic: so am I overreacting? job scurrs (Read 2839 times)

Mupepe · « **on:** March 20, 2008, 12:09:56 PM »

So yesterday I get the news that i need to create an administration book on my main responsibility (administrating Microsoft Project Enterprise 2007). It's being passed off to a higher up manager.

My current manager and I were not specifically told what we would be moving to afterwards.

and then today, our global manager comes downstairs and tells our department that we're being merged with another department (a bigger department). He also said they don't even know the logistics of how everything is going pan out as far as who is responsible for what. But our departments will definitely overlap in a lot of ways, and being part of administration, this scurrs me.

I've never been through anything like this in a company and i'm not sure if i'm overreacting my being scared. should I have my resume ready just in case? Fuck.

T-Short · « **Reply #1 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:18:24 PM »

upper deck

oh wait, not yet

Eric P · « **Reply #2 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:18:50 PM »

you may be overreacting but prepare a resume just in case

Mupepe · « **Reply #3 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:19:28 PM »

Quote from: Hyoushi on March 20, 2008, 12:18:24 PM

upper deck

oh wait, not yet

I can do it for the same reason Scenester can't

Also, no one else seems to be very happy either. the office is oddly silent and awkward. yay?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #4 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:35:11 PM »

REDUNDANCY!

Your best friends in this case are:

Seniority
Unique Skills
Enthusiasm/Drive

[youtube=425,350]Vigyy3hpXPk[/youtube]

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #5 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:36:34 PM »

what maf is saying is

Seniority
Unique Skills
Enthusiasm

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #6 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:36:56 PM »

Well I cant pain the entire picture, there's liability issues

Mupepe · « **Reply #7 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:42:10 PM »

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 12:35:11 PM

REDUNDANCY!

Your best friends in this case are:

Seniority
Unique Skills
Enthusiasm/Drive

[youtube=425,350]Vigyy3hpXPk[/youtube]

I can't view your embedded video, but I guess I need to step it up at work! Yay! Complacency :'(

Prole: Are you saying I should be sexually harassed?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #8 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:43:52 PM »

The video is the office uk where he fires a guy cause of redundancy

Eric P · « **Reply #9 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:44:22 PM »

Quote from: Professor Prole on March 20, 2008, 12:36:34 PM

what maf is saying is

Seniority
Unique Skills
Enthusiasm

is someone making torts in this thread?

Mupepe · « **Reply #10 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:46:59 PM »

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 12:43:52 PM

The video is the office uk where he fires a guy cause of redundancy

I hope they fire me over the phone if they do. I don't want to waste gas money going to work.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #11 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:51:11 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 12:46:59 PM

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 12:43:52 PM
The video is the office uk where he fires a guy cause of redundancy
I hope they fire me over the phone if they do. I don't want to waste gas money going to work.

Leave work early on Fridays so they cant do the fire you at the end of the week thing lol.

Mupepe · « **Reply #12 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:54:42 PM »

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 12:51:11 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 12:46:59 PM
Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 12:43:52 PM
The video is the office uk where he fires a guy cause of redundancy
I hope they fire me over the phone if they do. I don't want to waste gas money going to work.

Leave work early on Fridays so they cant do the fire you at the end of the week thing lol.

They tend to do it at the beginning of the day on Fridays. Friday is the beginning of each pay period and they'd rather not complicate things by having you on one day of a pay period. So maybe I'll just start taking vacation days every Friday for as long as I can!

T234 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 20, 2008, 12:57:35 PM »

If they do fire you, the next day of business you should bring in a 130-piece mariachi band that you have paid to play all day.

Mupepe · « **Reply #14 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:01:54 PM »

They'd never get past security

I helped make sure of that when I first began here!

Something funny, since our global manager will no longer be our manager when the departments merge, he bailed out on all of our stuff (meetings and whatnot) for today and all of next week.

T234 · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:03:12 PM »

This is why you have them skydive onto the roof.

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:03:29 PM »

Better do some research with Office UK and Office Space!

lordmaji · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:03:46 PM »

Well Christ Muppy.

Let me know how shit pans out man.

Mupepe · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:07:47 PM »

Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:03:12 PM

This is why you have them skydive onto the roof.

yeah, but then what about my rent?

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 01:03:29 PM

Better do some research with Office UK and Office Space!

Office Space taught me I should slack off more to get ahead. Or get hit by a truck. Or ask my girlfriend (doesn't exist) which Lumberg she's been fucking. Or write a virus. Oh my god, I'm so conflicted.

Quote from: lordmaji on March 20, 2008, 01:03:46 PM

Well Christ Muppy.

Let me know how shit pans out man.

I'll tell you how it'll probably pan out. I'll probably get discouraged more than ever and spend more time surfing the net at work than ever before.

Olivia Wilde Homo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:20:06 PM »

Does not sound good at all

T234 · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:24:44 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 01:07:47 PM

Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:03:12 PM
This is why you have them skydive onto the roof.
yeah, but then what about my rent?

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 01:03:29 PM
Better do some research with Office UK and Office Space!
Office Space taught me I should slack off more to get ahead. Or get hit by a truck. Or ask my girlfriend (doesn't exist) which Lumberg she's been fucking. Or write a virus. Oh my god, I'm so conflicted.

Quote from: lordmaji on March 20, 2008, 01:03:46 PM
Well Christ Muppy.

Let me know how shit pans out man.
I'll tell you how it'll probably pan out. I'll probably get discouraged more than ever and spend more time surfing the net at work than ever before.

If I was down there, I could get them through security. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's getting past security.

Eric P · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:25:40 PM »

Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:24:44 PM

If I was down there, I could get them through security. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's getting past security.

you are officially the scariest kentuckian i know

Rman · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:27:14 PM »

Start networking amongst your current friends.

T234 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:27:51 PM »

Jesse James didn't have SHIT on my great-grandpa.

Mr. Gundam · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:27:56 PM »

How long have you been there? Since you wouldn't be quitting, you'd get some severance pay out of the deal. But, it's best to be prepared, Mupepe. I'd make sure your resume is in order, just in case you need to look for work.

My wife's company is in the middle of a huge overhaul, they pretty much eliminated her entire department, except for her. They merged the real estate department with operations, and are outsourcing a ton of jobs to vendors. She's getting a title upgrade (not sure if it's an actual promotion with a pay increase, though) and moving to the new department, while everyone else got laid off. Scary stuff.

Mupepe · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:33:09 PM »

Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:24:44 PM

Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 01:07:47 PM
Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:03:12 PM
This is why you have them skydive onto the roof.
yeah, but then what about my rent?

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 01:03:29 PM
Better do some research with Office UK and Office Space!
Office Space taught me I should slack off more to get ahead. Or get hit by a truck. Or ask my girlfriend (doesn't exist) which Lumberg she's been fucking. Or write a virus. Oh my god, I'm so conflicted.

Quote from: lordmaji on March 20, 2008, 01:03:46 PM
Well Christ Muppy.

Let me know how shit pans out man.
I'll tell you how it'll probably pan out. I'll probably get discouraged more than ever and spend more time surfing the net at work than ever before.
If I was down there, I could get them through security. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's getting past security.

Sure one person can, but an entire group of messicans? Besides, you might make it on property, but good luck being in the building for more than 20 seconds mwahahahahaha

Quote from: Rman on March 20, 2008, 01:27:14 PM

Start networking amongst your current friends.

Yeah. I'm going to start talking to them.

To be honest, it might be a good thing. There's a job to work offshore on a ship for ~5k a month.

Quote from: distantmantra on March 20, 2008, 01:27:56 PM

How long have you been there? Since you wouldn't be quitting, you'd get some severance pay out of the deal. But, it's best to be prepared, Mupepe. I'd make sure your resume is in order, just in case you need to look for work.

My wife's company is in the middle of a huge overhaul, they pretty much eliminated her entire department, except for her. They merged the real estate department with operations, and are outsourcing a ton of jobs to vendors. She's getting a title upgrade (not sure if it's an actual promotion with a pay increase, though) and moving to the new department, while everyone else got laid off. Scary stuff.

I've been here for about 3 years now (in April). Severance would be a week for every year I've worked here with benefits for a month.

and good god that is the exact same thing they're doing here. even the same departments. I can even see my managers were put off by the announcement which definitely put me off. everything is being outsourced. $:-\$ I'll be working on my resume tonight.

This is the only "real" job I've ever had. I'm scared

T234 · « **Reply #26 on:** March 20, 2008, 01:38:17 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 01:33:09 PM

Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:24:44 PM
Quote from: Mupepe on March 20, 2008, 01:07:47 PM
Quote from: T234 on March 20, 2008, 01:03:12 PM
This is why you have them skydive onto the roof.
yeah, but then what about my rent?

Quote from: Blanka Face on March 20, 2008, 01:03:29 PM
Better do some research with Office UK and Office Space!
Office Space taught me I should slack off more to get ahead. Or get hit by a truck. Or ask my girlfriend (doesn't exist) which Lumberg she's been fucking. Or write a virus. Oh my god, I'm so conflicted.

Quote from: lordmaji on March 20, 2008, 01:03:46 PM
Well Christ Muppy.

Let me know how shit pans out man.
I'll tell you how it'll probably pan out. I'll probably get discouraged more than ever and spend more time surfing the net at work than ever before.
If I was down there, I could get them through security. If there's one thing I'm good at, it's getting past security.
Sure one person can, but an entire group of messicans? Besides, you might make it on property, but good luck being in the building for more than 20 seconds mwahahahahaha

Quote from: Rman on March 20, 2008, 01:27:14 PM
Start networking amongst your current friends.
Yeah. I'm going to start talking to them.

To be honest, it might be a good thing. There's a job to work offshore on a ship for ~5k a month.

Quote from: distantmantra on March 20, 2008, 01:27:56 PM
How long have you been there? Since you wouldn't be quitting, you'd get some severance pay out of the deal. But, it's best to be prepared, Mupepe. I'd make sure your resume is in order, just in case you need to look for work.

My wife's company is in the middle of a huge overhaul, they pretty much eliminated her entire department, except for her. They merged the real estate department with operations, and are outsourcing a ton of jobs to vendors. She's getting a title upgrade (not sure if it's an actual promotion with a pay increase, though) and moving to the new department, while everyone else got laid off. Scary stuff.
I've been here for about 3 years now (in April). Severance would be a week for every year I've worked here with benefits for a month.

and good god that is the exact same thing they're doing here. even the same departments. I can even see my managers were put off by the announcement which definitely put me off. everything is being outsourced. $:-\$ I'll be working on my resume tonight.

This is the only "real" job I've ever had. I'm scared

Trust me, I am *GOOD* with security.

Ichirou · « **Reply #27 on:** March 20, 2008, 09:54:10 PM »

You can move in with me when you get fired.

Mupepe · « **Reply #28 on:** March 20, 2008, 11:29:44 PM »

in PR or Japan?

Ichirou · « **Reply #29 on:** March 20, 2008, 11:30:28 PM »

Wherever I am, there you will be.

Mupepe · « **Reply #30 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:08:44 PM »

They canned my manager for a bs reason. Third day under new leadership and it seems like he's looking for reasons to get rid of people. awesome.

HotByCold · « **Reply #31 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:10:33 PM »

Wow, this is quite tragic.
I pray that your possible departure will be quick and free of pain.

Eric P · « **Reply #32 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:42:51 PM »

lordmaji · « **Reply #33 on:** March 26, 2008, 06:52:22 PM »

Quote from: Mupepe on March 26, 2008, 06:08:44 PM

They canned my manager for a bs reason. Third day under new leadership and it seems like he's looking for reasons to get rid of people. awesome.

Not good man.

I'm sorry to hear.

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Author Topic: so am I overreacting? job scurrs (Read 2839 times)