whew! So far so good. We've all heard about a 20% cut with this merger coming (HP and EDS). Today some of the people got called. Right now I am billable (till the 15th of Sept really), so I wasn't too worried . . . but I still worry. I've had hardly any bench time in the past couple of years . .. hmmm, actually make that 3 years. You never know when they will change the rules of the game.
Everyone here in the office was talking about the people that did get laid off and wondering if there will be more. No one else seems so concerned as they all expect that they'll get jobs quickly. I ALWAYS worry . . . for many reasons. It just gets harder to compete for the jobs when you are getting older and have too much experience and make too much (lol, can anyone ever make enough to justify the way we are treated at work???). Well, this has always been my downfall . . . lack of confidence . . .someone says "I know someone I can call and get a job in a minute" . . . I always think "who else will want me??" . . . hehe, they were giving me a hard time about this today . . . but will they want to take me with them to their next jobs?? These days, it is easy to say "sure, I'll put in a good word for you with XYZ when I get hired" , but will that really happen?? There might not be enough spots for all of us ;-( . . . . no matter how good the intentions are.
Face it . . . I am not so great at competing. I do a good job and I am fairly reliable. . . but I don't always come across as the great whiz of a programmer that I am!
OK, back to coding and testing. . . . and another tight deadline . . . the story of my life!
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