Thanks! I took a much needed vacation last week :O) More like a brain break. And “break” as in time out, not brain crash. Though that’s probably coming real soon, too!
Journal, Diary, & Blogging / Acquisitions Suck!
My company, a once-prestigious architecture firm, one of the largest in Northern California, owned by three-time president of AIA, Gordon Chong, is getting bought out by Stantec, a Canadian engineering giant, and will cease to exist as of Monday. We are not happy. Suddenly, we have dress codes (my miniskirts and I were frowned upon this past week when their HR was visiting us), there are rules as to what we can swap over e-mail (apparently not drawings of urinating penises, and certainly not conversations about blow-jobs, as my co-worker ex and I did), and what sites we can go to on the internet (they block Facebook- and even eBay, much to my manager’s dismay). They’re screwing with my paychecks, making me pay more for insurance, and rendering me ineligible for bonuses. They’re taking away six of my vacation days, and giving me five sick days, instead. We’re told this is all very exciting, yet none of us seem to understand exactly how or why.
At the end of the day on Friday, my manager, as he was walking out, waved to me and said:
See you on the other side!
Me:
Or not.
Manager:
(Laughing nervously) How’re you gonna manage that?
Me:
Hey, (I stuck out my palm, fingers outstretched) I’ve got five sick days!
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ScottBJohnson reviewed Version 3 -
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I too went through a nasty company integration, so I can totally relate to what you are going through. In my instance though, my department was put on “one year contracts” until the integration initiative was over. They let me go after a year due to “redundant positions”. At least I got a decent severance.
I also love that you touched in the whole way that the “new” company tries to get the bought out company’s employees to still have some degree of loyalty, despite stressful office changes and day to day upheavals.
Good job!
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itacaregaucho reviewed Version 3 -
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I can not write about grammar because I’m rookie in English, but I aprecciate your point of view. The job, always and everywhere, give to us problems…
Your story has a nice flow and I like the way you finish.
Keep writing!
Aloha!
blogorrhea reviewed Version 3 -
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yeah, I wouldn’t want to stay there in that situation. good thinking using those sick days. (= the first sentence was kinda long, but other than that it was well written. good luck!
varo_borja reviewed Version 1 -
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Haha. Sounds like you need a vacation. I like the style of the piece, the content, and your dry sense of humor is very compelling. I gave you an 8 for best blogging on Uris, and I’m sure you’ll get it. I really enjoyed this, and I’m very sorry about your occupational difficulties. Hey, at least you live in Nor Cal. What a beautiful area. Maybe go up to Mendocino and chill for the weekend. Take a load off and get a massage. Hope things work out for you.
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