11-25-2013: Corporate America Sucks!

Ok, so here is a perfect example of why I hate working in the corporate world.  Tonight at 8PM, my wife received an email with a "stop work order" for the project she is working on.  So, what does that mean?  Well, essentially she has two weeks to find a new project to work on, or she will probably be laid off.  This is the third time she has faced this in the last 2 years.  I have faced it twice myself in the last 3 years.

The things that makes it worse is, they had to be looking at and discussing the funding of this project over the last month or so,  They could have let everyone ob the project know, so they could start to look elsewhere if need be.  But, they keep them in the dark and then drop a bomb on them, just before the holidays!  

I worked on a big project for 2 years which required me to travel every other week to Florida.  I lost a lot of time away from my family.  Then they cut my funding.  I was lucky enough to find another position right away.  Buit 6 months later, we received the dreaded "stop work order".  I was pulled into my manager's office and more-less told I had 2 weeks to find a new position.  Well, I contacted everyone I had ever worked with in the 15 years prior and I was able to find yet another job.  Luckily I work hard and have a good reputation.  My point is, no one helped me find a new job when I was n trouble.  I did it on my own.  Where was my management?  I sacrificed so much for them.  Yet, when I needed them, they were not there for me.  That really opened my eyes to where I stood with this company.  They only cared about the all mighty dollar and not their people.

Things are not like they used to be.  Companies used to care about their employees more.  Our company could hold on to their people a little bit longer until they find chargable work.  But no, that would eat into profits.  Well, my wife has dedicated 28 years of her life to this company and deserves a little more than 2 weeks to find something or be laid off.  et, some big wig in upper management will surely receive his 5 to 6 figure bonus at Christmas this year.

So, now I am even more motivated to get my wife and I the Hell out of corporate America!  C'mon Greg, let's make this happen soon!

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