Never Get Comfortable
Posted on | May 13, 2008 at 8:05 am | 3 Comments
I usually don’t write about work-related matters here in this blog, since that’s asking for trouble. However, today is such a momentous day on two fronts, that I have to say something. I’m not sure if these two things have anything to do with each other, but the timing is certainly strange.
First, today we’re having my 10th Anniversary Lunch. (My actual 10 year anniversary with the company was back in Feb, but there were scheduling problems.) This is the longest I’ve ever worked for one company, by far. I’m starting to get comfortable here and am actually, in my advanced age, thinking about sticking around until retirement, if possible, instead of jumping ship for greener pastures like I’ve done in the past.
Second, the Very Large Company I work for just announced today that it is being acquired by Even Larger Company. This came as something of a shock to my co-workers and I yesterday when news about the merger talks leaked out in the press. It was an especially big shock to those co-workers who have been with the company longer than I. (Many of them have been with the company their entire working lives.) Although in retrospect, the signs were on the wall.
Traditionally, many employees at acquired companies don’t fare very well after a merger, and I’m sure this will be no exception. I’ve been down this route before, on a smaller scale. However, the reason my company is being bought by the other company is because we do what they don’t (or what they only do a little of), so I’m hoping they’re buying us for the knowledge and the people. Certainly, a great many employees would have to be retained to service existing and new contracts. I just hope I’m one of them!
I think I know what the main topic at lunch is going to be today.
Latre.
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3 Responses to “Never Get Comfortable”
May 13th, 2008 @ 9:01 am
I saw the news report last night and was going to email today, but since you’re posting about it, I’ll jump in here with my wishes for a good outcome. The Even Larger Company of which you speak is the one that killed my last job by gobbling up our largest customer and killing the purchase of our product. Although for me, that turned out to be a Good Thing. These days I just assume that whatever happens will ultimately lead to something good. Whether one credits this to some Providence (which I assume you wouldn’t
) or it’s just a better mental outlook, it does help (me).
May 13th, 2008 @ 5:29 pm
Congratulations Rogj! Will you get free toner?
10 years at one job – I’m not quite sure I’ve had 10 years of fulltime employment, come to think of it! Let’s see (checking resume)… 4 there, 2 there and 2 there, plus a bit of futzing around at some other places… and now 6 months here – wow, closing in on 40 age-wise, and still haven’t done 10 at a desk!
May 18th, 2008 @ 12:50 am
I’m a bit late reading this, but I heartily agree with everything you said about the job comfort thing. I’m stunned that I’ve made it 10 years myself!
Congrats on your decade of sacrifice and toil!!!