Corporations are pretty ruthless
Wednesday, 7. October 2009, 23:28:19
Yesterday, I lost my job. I kinda saw it coming as I knew that if Expeditors were to let people go, I'd be the first because Genie Industries (our best client) was now taking their business elsewhere to have their products exported at a cheaper rate. And I was one of the primary people working just for that client, so if they were gone I knew I was too. I came into work yesterday at 1pm and before I got to my desk, my ocean export supervisor Ryan and my air export manager Ted asked me if I could have a quick meeting with them. When we sat down, Ryan said to me the reason why we're having this meeting is to tell me they're going to have to let me go. I was in a state of shock at the time as the day before I had a one-on-one meeting with one of my coworkers who was training me earlier and he said I was doing a great job. I asked a few questions asking for clarification for me being fired and they said it was because I was pretending to work. I pointed out that there wasn't much work to do and I did ask for more, and then they said I had a long track record blah blah blah and this meeting wasn't a negotiation. And that was it, they gave me a box to get my stuff, and I left. Later, I found out through my ex-coworkers that Expeditors was restructuring the Seattle branch which meant getting rid of people and moving people between departments.
I know it's supposed to be all business and nothing personal, but I still feel pretty upset nonetheless as I was fired and blamed for something that wasn't my fault. I think the worst part was my 3 year plan to move to Expeditors branch in Shanghai went down the tube in a 10 minute meeting. I was already studying Mandarin in preparation for it, so now it somewhat feels meaningless. I'll continue studying Mandarin as I actually enjoy learning the language but it'll be without much purpose except for personal enrichment. I must say going back to Square 1 is almost like graduating from college and starting a new career. But then again, it could be a good thing.
A fresh start, a new beginning. Something I often thought about when I was working.
I know it's supposed to be all business and nothing personal, but I still feel pretty upset nonetheless as I was fired and blamed for something that wasn't my fault. I think the worst part was my 3 year plan to move to Expeditors branch in Shanghai went down the tube in a 10 minute meeting. I was already studying Mandarin in preparation for it, so now it somewhat feels meaningless. I'll continue studying Mandarin as I actually enjoy learning the language but it'll be without much purpose except for personal enrichment. I must say going back to Square 1 is almost like graduating from college and starting a new career. But then again, it could be a good thing.
A fresh start, a new beginning. Something I often thought about when I was working.
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