Laid Off

Monday morning. You arrive at the office, coffee in hand, ready for the week of work ahead. However, something is wrong. There is a strange feeling in the office. Everyone looks stressed, rumors are buzzing, and a company meeting has been called for 9 a.m. Next thing you know, you and your co-workers are out of a job. "Excuse me?" you think. "Isn't this the company that just six months ago promised me stock options, huge payoffs and job security if I came and worked for them?"

There is a revolution happening almost as rapidly as the previous DotCom one. You could call it the DotBomb. Finding yourself laid-off in your twenties, not even getting a chance to opt for the early retirement package, and you only have 35 more years of work to go.

The first time this happens to you, this can be a traumatic experience. Especially when you have not had time to accumulate some money to serve as a "shock-absorber". Changes are inherent in life, and the job you see as promising can disappear as quickly as it appeared. The only security in the modern workplace you will soon discover if you haven't already is in your professionalism and work habits -- these are a part of who you are. If you learn that KnowledgeIsPower, and you seek to become proficient in areas required in industry, education, banking, and the sciences and cultivate a functional approach in the relationships in your workplace with your superiors, co-workers, and support staff, you will find that you are ready for opportunities when they are discovered through the the network you have already built amongst these people. Keep yourself up to date, even if it is hard work, because TheTimesTheyAreAchanging? and to be relevant and marketable in the present environment you will need to change with them.

CategoryEmployment