Job Offer, with Hints from the Universe
Last week I posted after an interview for a possible new job. At the time, I was feeling torn -- current job and possible new job looked very comparable. I hoped at the time for some indication of the wisest choice to make. That will teach me to ask the universe for a hint...
Monday, I came in to find a new org chart and lots of speculative buzz floating around. The new org chart includes over EIGHTY vacant positions and about 130 current people in a vague pool of people at the bottom. My current supervisor's position has been eliminated and the new position he was given after reapplying didn't make much sense. We had several hours to discuss and speculate before the all hands conference call at 3 pm.
The first hour of the conference call was our fearless leader explaining her vision as expressed (not too clearly) in the org chart. We'll have information "domains" and "stewards." The mix of medieval and religious terminology was a little bizarre although I understand that's the latest fad in corporate America. (Thankfully, we were spared an explanation of our "mission.") The "transformation" of our organization is underway and should conclude in 30 days. (We've been "transforming" in one form or another since early 2007.) Only FIVE position were "affected," the code word for laid off.
After the sermon, I mean explanation, the lines were opened up for questions. It's not intentional, but I'm often the person who asks the questions that translate into, "There's a large elephant under the rug in this room." I asked who my supervisor will be in 30 days since I was one of the people in a vague pool at the bottom of a page. Our fearless leader explained that HR will spend the next 30 days identifying the best "information domain" for each of us. Talk about miracles! They don't even have to talk to me or anyone I work with to know what I do or what I'm good at!
I came home and drank.
Today, I got a call from HR at the possible new job. I'm rarely speechless, but the job offer was $10K more that I had possibly hoped for. With a "signing bonus." I think the recruiter was laughing at me.
Okay, I got the message. The universe has dropped a hint...
Monday, I came in to find a new org chart and lots of speculative buzz floating around. The new org chart includes over EIGHTY vacant positions and about 130 current people in a vague pool of people at the bottom. My current supervisor's position has been eliminated and the new position he was given after reapplying didn't make much sense. We had several hours to discuss and speculate before the all hands conference call at 3 pm.
The first hour of the conference call was our fearless leader explaining her vision as expressed (not too clearly) in the org chart. We'll have information "domains" and "stewards." The mix of medieval and religious terminology was a little bizarre although I understand that's the latest fad in corporate America. (Thankfully, we were spared an explanation of our "mission.") The "transformation" of our organization is underway and should conclude in 30 days. (We've been "transforming" in one form or another since early 2007.) Only FIVE position were "affected," the code word for laid off.
After the sermon, I mean explanation, the lines were opened up for questions. It's not intentional, but I'm often the person who asks the questions that translate into, "There's a large elephant under the rug in this room." I asked who my supervisor will be in 30 days since I was one of the people in a vague pool at the bottom of a page. Our fearless leader explained that HR will spend the next 30 days identifying the best "information domain" for each of us. Talk about miracles! They don't even have to talk to me or anyone I work with to know what I do or what I'm good at!
I came home and drank.
Today, I got a call from HR at the possible new job. I'm rarely speechless, but the job offer was $10K more that I had possibly hoped for. With a "signing bonus." I think the recruiter was laughing at me.
Okay, I got the message. The universe has dropped a hint...