retrenchment!!!
Saturday, November 8, 2008 / 12:41 AM
Recession...Retrenchment..
these 2 words are lately very commonly seen & heard..in the news, in the paper..even in the conversation..situation seems tense, everywhere pple are worried..& unavoidly i m stress..to me retrenchment in office is predictable..but i nvr tot it will be that fast. I thought most prob the economic downturn will affect my company nxt yr.. & i shld really get my butts off to seriously look for a new job after honeymoon.. but but but........................ bad news reach me today.. company retrenchment in progress.. reason : cutting cost.. so far my side only 1 colleague being laid off.. parent company laid off 1 too..
to b frank..the news came too sudden.. the colleague being asked to leave is somone who has been ther for more then 5 yrs..often being praise for his gd presentation & work.. nvr had i expect he wil b on the list.. NVR!!! i seriously do not know how to describe my feeling.. i asked myself..shldn't i be numb? working in this current co for 2 yrs.. i witness a massive retrenchement, 2 colleagues being sacked on dif days, high turnover rate & now another retrenchment on the way.. we r like animals, slogging only to be slaughtered.. i know, that's life.. that's hw the outside world is..but its hard not to b sad, not to b emo, not to be scare.. its hard to bring up own morale to work hard.. & its not surprising if i m on the retrenchment list too.. maybe i m tinking too much..since i'm paid peanut. i shld b safe.but again can't deny the fact that newly wed woman had the tendency of getting pregnant..they might tink of it tis way..& y wil dey wan to take the trouble to find a temp person to cover me? m i tinking too much again? maybe...
for unknown reason, i m affected by what happen today.. & i m gona miss the colleague tat was asked to leave.. with him around, there's always fun & laughter.. hiazs... the office gona quieten dwn even more now.. maybe due to the arrival of GOOD FREN.. i was really emo & sad..oh ya, worst thing is..i m nt even there to bid him farewell.. i was on 3 days course..hiazs...
its hard for pple to understand the feeling.. i know..
all i need now is an warm assuring hug.. a shoulder to lean.. an act of care..a serenity place to calm my mind, to find the peaceful me......... i need the beach & the stars!!!!!!!!!!
