June 24, 2004

Work like you don't need the money

What exactly does than mean: work like you don't need the money?

Take your own sweet time doing a half-assed job because your parents/spouse/sugar daddy will pay your bills when you get fired?

The rest of this post isn't related to that question, except perhaps subconsciously.

Except for the new cafe, work hasn't been real happy. We found out yesterday we're being reorganized...or restructured or reengineered, I can't remember which one it is this time. In 12 years, we've re-something-ed eight times.

I've had seven bosses, five of whom are no longer around. That doesn't sound too bad, but the first five years were under the first boss. In one reorg I actually did get laid off, but they hired me back for a different position.

Right now I'm in limbo...I may keep my current boss but under a new VP, or I may be shifted to a boss to be named later who may or may not be under my old VP. Whichever way it doesn't change what I'll be doing when I go in tomorrow*, so I'm trying not to be too wigged out. For one thing, I've been working on accepting change and my lack of control over the universe...on Tuesday I didn't know my future either. The only difference is that on Wednesday I was being reminded that I didn't know my future. And today (and this is the second reason I'm trying to be laid-back...some of my coworkers are freaking enough for all of us) everyone and his brother wanted to remind me of my uncertain future at every possible opportunity.


*Checking my e-mail, reading some blogs, paying some bills, getting coffee and maybe breakfast from the new cafe...**

**I'm joking, of course. I will be the only one in the department tomorrow, so I will be fielding customer calls in between trying to get several end-of-quarter things done. And in case you a prospective employer with very impressive Goggle skills: I am extremely dilligent and wouldn't be surfing the Internet on company time. Really.

Posted by Nic at June 24, 2004 07:42 PM
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