For the last two years, I’ve been dealing with relentless stress due to this company's frequent layoffs and outsourcing. The most frustrating part? HR isn’t even part of the company anymore—it’s handled by a third party that seems just as disconnected from the human side of things as the decision-makers themselves.
It’s hard to describe what it feels like to come to work every day, not knowing if you’ll have a job tomorrow while watching skilled, dedicated people get pushed out without a second thought. There’s no real communication, no empathy. It’s all about cost-cutting and outsourcing as if we’re just numbers on a balance sheet. The toll this takes on your mental and physical health is real—I've even found myself physically ill from the stress.
I’m constantly applying for jobs, but even that’s draining. After years of uncertainty and constant restructuring, the company has stripped me of my skills and confidence. What’s left? Anxiety and the feeling that everything you’ve worked for can be taken away at any moment.
I know I’m not alone in this feeling. How did we get here? How do we allow this kind of treatment to go unchecked? It’s as if the idea of treating people with respect and dignity has been wholly lost in pursuing profits.