I lost my job
Posted: Mon Mar 10, 2014 8:42 pm
So... the career I had for 14 years has let me go. In a way, it was me that acted as a catalyst of my own obsolescence. Not directly involved in the generation of revenue, I was one of the first to go when the company hit financial critical mass. My job was instead about efficiency, technical knowhow, process and planning expertise, and well... outsourcing.... which... I'm sure some of my hands-on IT-related tasks will then be in my absence.
I have helped sculpt the company I was let go from. And when I look around at this website, the furniture in my apartment, my car, the books on my shelf, my hobbies, and my friends, the company has deeply formed me. It's worse than a divorce. It's like a death of a large part of myself. It's a loss I don't know I can handle easily. I feel so melded into that specific career. One in which I was spread thin across several disciplines. A career that was essential to operations of a small business in the shadows of hundreds of larger ones, trying to latch on to technology as its primary advantage, while doing old fashioned translation for business. There are not very many companies that work like that, and there certainly are less that have vacancies for someone like me.
I seem to be getting a lot of honest feedback about my resume and talents. Is that enough? Is the ability to impress with a well-rounded resume enough to land a job that will make me sound and happy, one in which I don't need to give up my home, my lifestyle, and my hobbies, including this very website? Is "impressive" enough? Is being "smart" and perhaps a little talented enough? In this job market? In Upstate NY?
So, as I suffer the loss, I need to work. I still show up every day as the clock ticks down to my eventual goodbye. I'm trying to record my tasks; leave instructions; jot down logins; get others up to speed. I can pass along knowledge, but I can't pass along the experience, the ability, and the intelligence needed to keep things moving forward.
My boss handed out papers for everyone to hang up in their office. "WWMD?" What Would Matt Do? As tribute to me as a decision maker, and as the company conscience. It's encouraging at least.
If anyone has any leads, please let me know.
I actually have a few resumes:
General management / IT
Travel / Tourism
I have helped sculpt the company I was let go from. And when I look around at this website, the furniture in my apartment, my car, the books on my shelf, my hobbies, and my friends, the company has deeply formed me. It's worse than a divorce. It's like a death of a large part of myself. It's a loss I don't know I can handle easily. I feel so melded into that specific career. One in which I was spread thin across several disciplines. A career that was essential to operations of a small business in the shadows of hundreds of larger ones, trying to latch on to technology as its primary advantage, while doing old fashioned translation for business. There are not very many companies that work like that, and there certainly are less that have vacancies for someone like me.
I seem to be getting a lot of honest feedback about my resume and talents. Is that enough? Is the ability to impress with a well-rounded resume enough to land a job that will make me sound and happy, one in which I don't need to give up my home, my lifestyle, and my hobbies, including this very website? Is "impressive" enough? Is being "smart" and perhaps a little talented enough? In this job market? In Upstate NY?
So, as I suffer the loss, I need to work. I still show up every day as the clock ticks down to my eventual goodbye. I'm trying to record my tasks; leave instructions; jot down logins; get others up to speed. I can pass along knowledge, but I can't pass along the experience, the ability, and the intelligence needed to keep things moving forward.
My boss handed out papers for everyone to hang up in their office. "WWMD?" What Would Matt Do? As tribute to me as a decision maker, and as the company conscience. It's encouraging at least.
If anyone has any leads, please let me know.
I actually have a few resumes:
General management / IT
Travel / Tourism