Decade Done
I've had a job for the last 10 years at an ophthalmology research lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. For most of those years it's been a fast paced, intense, fun, and productive place to work. But lately it's become very slow and boring. Around a year ago there was a 25% staff layoff and we were told that we have two years to bring the business back to being profitable. We have a new chancellor and they have decided that we weren't turning around fast enough so the entire organization is being dissolved.
I am a classified employee (a state worker) so even though the union isn't active (thanks Scotty) HR is still following those procedures. Which means that I am being transferred to a new department. I do not get a choice in this if I want to keep my benefits and employment. Luckily the place I'm being transferred sounds like it will be a mostly good fit for me. I have negotiated 2 weeks to clean up this office then I start over there.
I'm scared. And excited. And sad. The reading center is a mass of anxiety and stress as everyone looks for a new job and tries to cope with feelings.
I am a classified employee (a state worker) so even though the union isn't active (thanks Scotty) HR is still following those procedures. Which means that I am being transferred to a new department. I do not get a choice in this if I want to keep my benefits and employment. Luckily the place I'm being transferred sounds like it will be a mostly good fit for me. I have negotiated 2 weeks to clean up this office then I start over there.
I'm scared. And excited. And sad. The reading center is a mass of anxiety and stress as everyone looks for a new job and tries to cope with feelings.