It’s a Matter of Time
I received a text message from one of my office friends last Friday that she got “the call”. The call that every variable employee doesn’t like to get. The call that you don’t expect and can’t have a hint of its coming. After that text message and confirming that she was serious about it, my other friend – Kyeela and I are starting to feel uneasy for we might get the same call.
Going to work last Monday was strange. Two of my work friends are no longer working with us. One was my donuts and BS buddy whom I enjoyed talking with just about anything and everything. Walking past his empty desk and seeing his empty coffee cup was just weird. Their absence not only made us sad but it also made us nervous that there might be a next cut.
Today, they got rid of four more people. And losing those four came into a shock not only to our team but also to the other teams that the four has provided support.
It now appears to me that it is just a matter of time that that they are going to get rid of us. Although I was assured by my supervisor and my other superiors that I got a safe spot at work, it doesn’t make me feel secure. For the first time, I feel like not wanting to go to work for the fear of receiving an email informing us that they let go of another person. Wooh! Scary!
I hate losing people. The happening just made me stress. Hopefully we can breathe better tomorrow without the fear of getting “the call” that like death, comes unexpectedly without a warning.
