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[ny biker]

Budget cuts announced at work, now we're all waiting to find out who will be staying and who will be moving on.

<deep breaths>

[Crankin]

Good luck, NY

[Aromig]

Crossing fingers for you NY. Hopefully neither you, nor any coworkers who don't drive you nuts have to move on!

[ny biker]

Thanks ladies. The project manager came to to my office a little while ago and I thought, here it comes, but he was just letting me know that he had finished meeting with everyone who was being let go. So I am safe. For now at least -- I won't be surprised if there are more cuts in a few months.

The good news is that there is another project with open positions, and many of the people who were cut can interview there with a good chance of being able to transfer. And due to office space constraints they might even end up staying at the same building where we work now.

I actually had been meaning to mention here that we had some reorganization over the summer and I've been working with a good group of people since then -- so things have been much better for me. Of course now we will reorganize again. We seem to do that more often than we used to so good or bad, nothing lasts for very long. And honestly we might end up with more budget cuts in three or six months. In the meantime I just need to focus on honing my technical skills so I will be in as good a position as possible when the time comes to move on.

[Pax]

Glad you're not on the cut list, NY. What a crappy situation for all involved.

[emily_in_nc]

Glad you were safe this time, NY. I lived through years of downsizing, "rightsizing" (horrible corporate-speak) and just plain layoffs at my company, and it takes a toll. So many of my friends and even my DH got downsized out of a job. Lots of people much smarter than me who just happened to be on a project that got cut. Somehow I survived 10 years of cuts and managed to resign when I was ready instead of when they decided to walk me out the door. Eight months after I resigned and moved to Belize, my manager and about half my department was laid off, so I feel sure that would have been me too. I am so glad I got to leave on my own terms. I hope that you are able to stay as long as you want as well -- but not a moment longer.

[ny biker]

Arrived home tonight to find a notice from the post office about a certified letter they attempted to deliver. Now who is sending me a certified letter? Looked up the tracking number, I can see that it's from NYC but no details about the sender. I don't think this is going to make me happy...

[ny biker]

...and the post office has lost the certified letter. The incompetence at my local post office is breathtaking.