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They Keep Me Goin'
Ye gods, I can't believe I survived the stress of this last week. Still decompressing here, and soooooo grateful for my boys!
I've been working the same job for the last 12 years; a large gov't funded project on a contract that floats from company to company. This is a project that has been running for 30-plus years, so I'm actually one of the "babies" here and my team is very much my family. It's kinda hard to explain, but I don't actually have a "real" family, so they really ARE my family in a very real way. So when the current company announced, two months ago, that they were laying off a full third of the entire company and weren't going to tell us WHO until the first of August ... yeah, a wee bit of stress.
Thursday, the big day when we were all to be told one by one if we still had jobs, I sat at my home computer trying to force myself to get up ... showered ... dressed ... into the car and off to the office. I was quite literally shaking when Pixel hopped up and draped himself over my shoulder. He pressed his little warm cat body against my neck and purred like mad, rubbing his cheek against mine, and I wrapped one arm around him and held him close. Then Lachlan stepped up on my other side and dropped his head onto my thigh, looking up at me with those big brown eyes like "it's okay, mom, it's okay, we love you." I'm not ashamed to tell you I started crying, hugging both of them, suddenly knowing that whatever happened it WOULD be okay.
The entire day was like a mass game of Survivor, each of us being called into the boss's office and walking back out with or without the dreaded Blue Folder of Doom, the rest of us clustered together and waiting to see who was in and who was out. I commented at one point that I felt like the family dog, watching intently up the hall for that first glimpse of a loved one. Every time one of my team came back without that blue folder we all group-hugged and cried, and then hugged the next one to make the walk.
At 1:45 my turn came. My heart was pounding in my throat, but my mind flashed back to this morning and the unconditional love and trust of my boys and I was able to smile when the boss said "shut the door and have a seat." When he followed that with "I won't make you wait and wonder; you're NOT laid off" I swear I actually forgot how to breathe for a moment, but all I could see was those sweet faces that were waiting for me at home.
Yeah, still trying to process it here, but I've spent an awful lot of time this weekend just hugging the boys and feeling incredibly blessed ... because they're right, no matter WHAT happens it'll be okay. As long as I know their unconditional love is waiting for me at home I can face anything.
And they won't have to go find jobs to pay for their bloody expensive kibble!
I've been working the same job for the last 12 years; a large gov't funded project on a contract that floats from company to company. This is a project that has been running for 30-plus years, so I'm actually one of the "babies" here and my team is very much my family. It's kinda hard to explain, but I don't actually have a "real" family, so they really ARE my family in a very real way. So when the current company announced, two months ago, that they were laying off a full third of the entire company and weren't going to tell us WHO until the first of August ... yeah, a wee bit of stress.
Thursday, the big day when we were all to be told one by one if we still had jobs, I sat at my home computer trying to force myself to get up ... showered ... dressed ... into the car and off to the office. I was quite literally shaking when Pixel hopped up and draped himself over my shoulder. He pressed his little warm cat body against my neck and purred like mad, rubbing his cheek against mine, and I wrapped one arm around him and held him close. Then Lachlan stepped up on my other side and dropped his head onto my thigh, looking up at me with those big brown eyes like "it's okay, mom, it's okay, we love you." I'm not ashamed to tell you I started crying, hugging both of them, suddenly knowing that whatever happened it WOULD be okay.
The entire day was like a mass game of Survivor, each of us being called into the boss's office and walking back out with or without the dreaded Blue Folder of Doom, the rest of us clustered together and waiting to see who was in and who was out. I commented at one point that I felt like the family dog, watching intently up the hall for that first glimpse of a loved one. Every time one of my team came back without that blue folder we all group-hugged and cried, and then hugged the next one to make the walk.
At 1:45 my turn came. My heart was pounding in my throat, but my mind flashed back to this morning and the unconditional love and trust of my boys and I was able to smile when the boss said "shut the door and have a seat." When he followed that with "I won't make you wait and wonder; you're NOT laid off" I swear I actually forgot how to breathe for a moment, but all I could see was those sweet faces that were waiting for me at home.
Yeah, still trying to process it here, but I've spent an awful lot of time this weekend just hugging the boys and feeling incredibly blessed ... because they're right, no matter WHAT happens it'll be okay. As long as I know their unconditional love is waiting for me at home I can face anything.
And they won't have to go find jobs to pay for their bloody expensive kibble!
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Comment by Jane, Rooney & Stuart on July 31, 2011 at 4:33am
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What a horrid experience! I once worked at a Fortune 500 Company that let people go by calling them into a conference room, that was right next to the company cafeteria. After "the talk" they'd have a guard walk you to your desk and then out the door. So this went on right in front of everyone. People were sobbing. The worst most cruel thing I ever saw. Some H.R. types lost THEIR jobs after that for the mis-handling but still. I'm so GLAD that you were not amoung the laid off!!!!!
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Comment by Janel and Sophia on July 31, 2011 at 3:57am
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Animals always seem to know, when we are stressed or sick.... So glad that it went well for you, but I really do think the company could have handled the lay off process better.. as do you I am sure.
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Comment by Lucy & AnnaBelle's Mom on July 31, 2011 at 3:46am
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Wow, could they have made this any more miserable for everyone! Glad the end result was good for you.
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Comment by Camilla and Darwin on July 30, 2011 at 10:42pm
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What an awful day for everyone. I'm glad you didn't lose your job, and I'm glad you have a dood to help you in tough situations. They always lift the spirits!
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Comment by F, Calla & Luca on July 30, 2011 at 9:51pm
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I'm glad you have your job and the support of your guys at home.
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Comment by Pat and Traveler on July 30, 2011 at 9:45pm
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Gawd! What an awful day--so glad you didn't lose your job, but so sorry you have to part with friends. The animals are ALWAYS there for us, bless them.
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