Maybe it’s just anxiety, and maybe it’s not. I feel that they will soon tell me that I am no longer needed. For almost a month now, I have been getting this impression because my manager's behavior has changed drastically. I understood this as a red flag so I started looking for a job.
I feel sorry for people who are almost certain that they are safe, so they get surprised when they are cut. I still think that it is possible to feel when something is not OK and that small signs indicate that you will be the target?
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You probably feel that way because of guilt. Maybe you should just do your job! Smh!
If you work for Verlieson long enough, you will get cut.
I lived with that awful feeling for over a year, and have finally decided that I’m done waiting for a decision to be made for me. Because let’s face it, for most of us it seems like a “WHEN” and not “IF”. So why wait so passively for what is seemingly imminent? For severance? I’m well past thinking that is worth waiting for anymore. And I am feeling so much better and so much more optimistic by taking steps to put my future back in MY hands, and instead of looking at this as a long, drawn out end, I’m looking at it as the sunrise to a new beginning for myself. I not only think this is a good thing to do for preparation, but it will also help it not to hurt so bad if my turn is up before I find something new - because I was already preparing for it. We just have to remember that we aren’t defined by any decisions a particular company makes. Hope this helps and best wishes to all!
My guess is that your manager doesn't know. I don't think they know at a director level at this point. But someone knows something and it would be nice to have a heads up in advance.