Did anybody else shift from "please don't let it be me" to "please let it be me" state of mind regarding incoming cuts since the leak?
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That’s a natural response to prepare yourself, just convince yourself that you want to get fired so it’s not as devastating when it happens.
Not me. The harsh reality is that most of us don't have another job we can immediately jump to and will have to re-enter the hunt not on our own terms but due to circumstances beyond our control. When you know that all you've got is two to five months of salary coming (for those of us who aren't 20+ years in), that's a pretty short time frame and a source of great stress. Plus, another unfortunate truth is that if you'd like to stay in the auto industry, the odds of you landing with another OEM at a role similar to your own (or with the salary similar to your current one) aren't awesome for certain disciplines (probably pretty good for engineering, not as good for ms&s). So, to answer OP's question, no, I'm not hoping it's me.
Yes, mainly because of the impact of rising interest rates for the pension lump sum. I'm actually hoping for an involuntary separation with some level of severance.
OK, now for the pension haters...
Just make sure you move soon if you are not cut!
Don't wait for next round … There will be one ...
I feel the same way too.
You darn skippy my friend! My real worry beads are twofold, and one of them is that I'll be retained. The other is them reducing the severance, which looks to be a real possibility based on everything I'm reading on the boards.
Bear in mind that two things could happen if you're retained. One, you will become so overloaded by virtue of the work coming your way in light of there being less people around you. Second, you could get reassigned to who knows where under who knows who. Something about the devil you know versus the one you don't know.
In any event I'm tuning out, turning off, and dropping out until I know my fate. After all, what's the point and why would I work hard only for them to show me the door in the near future?
Yes. At this point I'm ready to take my lumps and move on.
It certainly feels liberating to feel this way.