Every once in a while, I get TOO comfortable. I appreciate the job I have, I do. I count it among my blessings every time I start naming them. There are so many things about it that I adore... the flexibility, my boss, the positive reinforcement, some of the work itself, the money, etc. But every so often, something comes along to remind me not to take it for granted. This job may not be there tomorrow. Tomorrow, it's not there for one of my good friends and favored colleagues. The job (and the company) has no loyalty to you. And with that said, it's hard to muster up any loyalty for the job/company in return. I was floored when I learned of Pat's fate. I guess I should've seen it coming. All of the corporate departments have had to downsize (one person for most) after the divestiture of one of our most frustrating and time-consuming business units. After all, how could we justify keeping everyone when this one business unit was taking up at least one full-time employee per group (usually more)? Still... it was hard to watch Crystal go out the door. It'll be harder still to watch Joyce leave. But Pat... man, Pat's been the COR constant. Truthfully, yes, you've probably seen his name before. He's a perennial thorn in my side, asking questions and pushing me to do things that irritate me to no end. But it's always been a rosy thorn! And we've always (for the most part) worked really well together. I guess I just never thought they'd give up on him. Today they did. Boo. Hiss. And there goes just a little bit more of my own loyalty out the door with him.
Pat - I hope you land on your feet and find that perfect job you've already been seeking for so long. Truthfully, you're probably much better off. That perfect job... I simply don't think it exists here.
Meanwhile, after getting over the tiredness and soreness of this morning, I decided to do several activities today (much to Cooper's enjoyment)! We took a walk at about 5, a bike ride at about 7, and I ran at about 8:30 (2 in 20:12... getting better still).
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