Update on Job...

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Update on Job...
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Wed, 08-10-2005 - 9:47pm

Well, I'm sorry to say that I was notified by HR today that I was not selected for the next round of interviews... and I can't say that I am anything but really annoyed at this point... the fact that the hiring manager sought me out and asked me to apply... the fact that I was the recommended choice of the person currently doing the job... and the fact that I had received several unsolicited positive references from people within that what would have been the new department makes me really irritated that I did not at least get an interview with the hiring manager...

My boss was pretty surprised that I didn't get an interview either... Especially with the recruitment that they did on several levels to draw my attention to the position. Its kinda funny, because he gets more upset when we don't get what we deserve, as opposed to him getting upset when he doesn't get what he deserves (we get upset for each other)...

The company as a whole is in a somewhat tumultuous state right now... and I'll be very interested to see who they decide they select... it could be someone from outside or it could be someone from fairly high up, but in an unsecure department right now, who sees the position as more secure than their current assignment (to put this into perspective, about 30 people's jobs were eliminated as of July 29 and you can feel another round coming... our new parent company has announced that they will cut 600 jobs by next year... of course, we don't know how many they've cut all ready, so that leaves us in limbo)...

It's not that I am upset about having my current job... I enjoy what I do... but they came to me... asked me to apply... and its frustrating to deal with their encouragement for a month and then not even have the opportunity to prove myself...

On top of that, I'm pms-ing and am hormonal; tired, since Joey kept me up for all but three hours last night, and now a bit disappointed, even though I dealt with most of this last week when I hadn't heard anything by the end of the week...

Just wanted to let you know... thank you again for all of your thoughts and prayers... everything happens for a reason...

Julie

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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 7:04am

That is so right, EVERYTHING happens for a reason.....


I am so sorry sweetie.


Hugs to you and here's to a better day!


Angelena






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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 1:43pm
Hugs Julie! Sorry about the job. This one just wasn't in your plan. Hugs, Brenda

Hugs, Brenda 

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Thu, 08-11-2005 - 10:59pm

Before I scrolled and read Angelena's response.... I was thinking.... everything happens for a reason


Karen ~ wildlucky4me ~

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Fri, 08-12-2005 - 11:14pm

Yeah, I hope so... I'm a bit disappointed still but am sure that everything happens for a reason, even if that reason isn't clear right now...

Today we had more shake ups at work... it was bound to happen as, since the merger was announced almost six months ago now, our department has been the one that has been untouched... well today there was a big meeting with the VP, two directors, and all the managers (and we all knew something was about to happen)... and then they met with the rest of us as a group... turns out that (for the time being...) our jobs are secure (as secure as they can be at least) but their first step is merging three departments into one...

This is stressful on its own because my department was merged with another one a couple of years ago and all of the kinks still aren't worked out... the idea was for everyone to learn to do everything, which is good in theory, but in reality, there are those who excel at certain things and others at others... we have a tech side and a customer service side and those from the tech side had a considerable easier time getting the customer service side than those from the customer service side who suddenly got to learn about chemistry (literally, is what I do)... now we have two additional departments coming into ours and I'm not quite sure how it's going to work...

In addition, the two directors and nine managers for the three departments above will be cut to one director and six managers within the next two weeks... they are all being evaluated to decide who will be the best fit... although I don't know how decisions are made... other groups within our company have gone through such re-evaluations and the direct manager of the groups being evaluated had no say in the matter... they just got to deliver the news once it was done... I'm nervous personally, because my manager is the one manager with the technical background, and while I can see where it can give him a leg up in some areas, there is no way to tell what will happen. We rely on him for technical support when issues we haven't heard of arise and none of the other managers have the chemical or computer background to assist us with those issues...

I have a problem dealing with change... I'm trying to get better with it, but to be honest in many ways, change in general really freaks me... We have to do these personality tests at work every so often (they supposably help our managers manage us better) and the one I took last year really seemed to describe me perfectly... saying something about my need to understand the change before I can go with it... so perhaps that is what I'm doing now, searching for some level of understanding... Its the weekend and I shouldn't even be allowing myself to worry and am hoping as I type some of this that it will serve as a journaling experience to allow me to release some of my concerns... but needless to say, things have started to get interesting, even within my department, which has been seeming to live in a bubble of normalcy until now...

Please keep everyone involved in your thoughts and prayers as everyone who is in a position that could be at risk is a good person and I just hate seeing these things happen over and over again, first in other parts of the company, now in my own department...

*hugs*

Julie (breathing in and out to release it all and let it go...)