In the Spaces Between

[rissicat]

One of the things that I didn't mention in my end of year round-up was that I was losing my job after 17 years.

The head of my division called me in the last week of August to tell me that they were eliminating five positions in the US. At this time we were hiring a lot of Indian contractors, and being a "big-picture" sort of girl, I realized that they were outsourcing everyone under the rank of manager to India. Over 70 years of experience wasn't as important as the financial bottom line. So much for our vaunted "people-first" culture. It was apparently outranked by "wallet-first" culture. This would have been less bitter for us if the Firm was in decline... but we just had 6% growth over our previous year.

We were promised a generous severance if we'd stay for six months to help train the new staff, and to help the development of the new database. All of us agreed to stay.

For the most part we went on with business as usual, doing the global integration. I told my household, but not even my family. Part of it was denial, and I think part of me hoped that they'd retract the dismissal - or maybe I could move laterally to another group. It seemed possible; in January they called and asked me to stay on another four months.

So I promised myself that in March I'd get looking for a job seriously. March 01 came and went, and with it I lost one of my close friends and coworkers. I let myself drift. Then came April, and I realized that I had less than three months to get my act together. I put out my resume, and then started to scour the job sites again. (I had done a tentative look back in September, and then let it go.)

Something came to my mailbox that looked promising. Then it looked *very* promising, and I started a whirlwind ten days that included three interviews. Halfway through April, I got a job offer, and an amazingly good one, that meant I could continue doing what I love.

Yesterday was my last day at EY, after 17 and a half years. Monday, I start a new job, and a new adventure. For these two days I am free-floating between the two.

I am still a very lucky kitty.

Comments

[soranokumo]

Yes. Yes you are a very lucky kitty.

But you are also a hard worker, and when certain housemates kicked your butt about getting it in gear, you listened and did all that you could.

So don't forget, you earn some of that luck, hon!

[rissicat]

I am surrounded by wonderful people, indeed...

[soranokumo]

Not just that, silly. :P

You earned it. And I'm gonna keep telling you until you believe it!

[m_steelgrave]

Congratulations on the start of a new journey!

[rissicat]

Thank you! New work, and new people, and probably travel, too!

SO MANY THINGS!!

[velithya]

Congratulations on your amazing new job! :)

[rissicat]

SQUEEEEEE~! I know! I already have a meeting with my boss Monday morning, so we can start to plan out how my work. SO THRILLED.

[squeemu]

That's awesome!! Congratulations~

[rissicat]

Thank you, so much! Let the new day commence!

[crisis_control]

Your old firm letting you go is - truly awful. The cuts in the financial sector are just appalling. I'm so glad you managed to find a new place, and I really hope it's a fantastic journey.

[rissicat]

I refuse to take it personally, so that helps. As for the new job...It will be! I plan to seize this opportunity and make the most of it. ^_^

[orenda]

One of the biggest things I've learned over the past few years is that everything happens for a reason, even if you don't know what that reason is. I would like to think this means that you're headed for bigger and better things now. ^_^

Good luck for tomorrow!

[rissicat]

*wags tail*

ZOMG! NEW JOB! kfjflkjglkgnb;xglkmb/xlm