02/14/2007
This. Is. Not. Cool.
Yesterday afternoon, we received an e-mail to all be present in the largest meeting room at 16:00 hrs. They were shutting down the lines to facilitate this meeting... This set off my alarmbells straight away. The lines are holy, Service Level does not get compromised unless it's something BIG.
And, it was.
We all gathered there to see the general manager walk in with a very solemn face. He proceeded to read from an earlier prepared statement.
I work for an outsourcing company and we take care of the customer service for a VERY large software company. (Yes, that one) and this company decided to pull their business and give it to another company with a larger presence globally.
This means that as per the end of June, Mieneke is out of a job.
This is two weeks before my maternity leave is to start. Going job-hunting when you are very much pregnant? Somehow I don't see myself being all that successfull. Finding a part-time job that pays as well as this one did after my maternity leave? Snowball's chance in Hell.
Most of the people in my job are only in Ireland for a year or two anyway. They don't have families here and can pretty much do what they want in regards to finding a job. As my sanity was starting to cave, the faces around me were not too worried. The average age is about 22.... they all went to the pub afterwards to have a "redundancy piss up" (Only in Ireland.)
One very sweet colleague, who knows about the baby was very concerned and even offered to drive me home. I got the feeling that the rest of them thought I was overreacting. Yeah, 4 months pregnant, a three year old at home and just lost a job of 5.5 years that provided a steady income.... Overreacting is right...
On top of that, there was talk of Paddy's job cutting over 70 jobs, too. Can you imagine what it would have been like if that had happened? And it's still not certain that it won't.
Stress and pregnancy do not go well together, so I am forcing myself to chill. Things will go as they are meant to. The Universe decides...
I know that everything happens for a reason, but at the moment I am having a very hard time thinking of what the reason for this could be. It will all reveal it's self though....
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Oh Mieneke, I'm so sorry. I admire you outlook in your last 2 paragraphs - keep reading and rereading them whenever you feel down. You said it yourself better than I ever could. Something good HAS to come from this.
Take care!!
Posted by: Lynanne | 02/14/2007
Mieneke, I'm so very sorry to hear of your upcoming layoff. I think you're right, trying to find a job when you're so pregnant is not going to be easy. Can you afford to stay home for a bit until after baby #2 is born and you're feeling recovered from the delivery?
I'm not sure what the reason for this layoff is, but I just know you and Paddy will adjust and be fine. Things will work out.
I got laid off of a job that I had held for 7 years! It was a shock and I cried off and on for a week. Then, I pulled myself together and decided to budget my severence pay carefully and take time to go back to school to get in to IT. Thankfully, I was living with Oronzo by then and he was willing to cover the household bills during that time.
In the end, getting laid off was a blessing in disguised. I hope this is the case for you too!
Posted by: Overwhelmed! | 02/15/2007
I lost my job at about 5 months pregnant so I can totally relate... and it was seemingly convenient for my company to keep my partner that was fresh out of school, unmarried and no babies in the near future.
Anyway, there is still some bitterness towards that company but in the long run things have worked out for the better. Like you said the universe works in mysterious ways and now my daughter is 13 months and I am working freelance from home so I can rise her myself.
It's hard to hear that things will work out at the time it happens... just remember how blessed you are to be carrying a child and the other positive things in your life!
And you are living in Ireland! I have longed to see Ireland... I have a love affair with it... some day!
Posted by: shael | 02/16/2007
Hey, my birthday is June 1st too! But, I am 4 years older which doesn't necessarily mean wiser! And my mother is dutch :0)
Posted by: shael | 02/16/2007
so sorry to hear about your impending job loss. totally bites. I hope you find a way to make things work.
Posted by: annette | 02/17/2007
That is totally a bummer! So so sorry. I'll be praying that another job turns up that is actually better. Sorry again. Take good care of yourself and Ted2
Posted by: Pastormac's Ann | 02/20/2007
Geeez darlin', I'm so sorry to hear that. I agree with you though that the Universe has a plan. Everything will work out fine and exactly the way it is supposed to. It won't hurt for me to keep you in my prayers though. :) Love you....
Posted by: Sabine | 02/28/2007
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