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sheldrake ([personal profile] tadorna) wrote2009-03-16 09:18 pm
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I have been made 'provisionally redundant'.

What this means in reality is that they couldn't decide between me and my friend who sits next to me, who works with me on a lot of the same stuff, and who I've known for years and worked with in two different jobs. So they've invited us both to a meeting on Friday where we will fight for their entertainment. Or something. We're supposed to think of alternative solutions and 'discuss how to decide'.

We are the only designers who've been affected, by the looks of it. I think management wanted to choose four (higher-paid) subeditors, but they threw us to the lions to appease the union (who couldn't give a stuff about us and have resented us for months).

Fuckheads. I can't think how they could have made it worse.

[identity profile] mirabile-dictu.livejournal.com 2009-03-16 09:40 pm (UTC)(link)
I am really sorry -- that is a hideous position to put you in. Really, management should be ashamed.

What about job sharing? Is that at all a possibility? Maybe 5/8ths for each of you? Try for 3/4 for each and then drop to 5/8?

Just brainstorming. I hope something better than this happens.

[identity profile] sheldrake.livejournal.com 2009-03-16 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, and yeah - not a bad idea. I'm not sure she'd be able to afford it though - I might be ok, but she's got a mortgage and I think she'd find it difficult. I'll definitely discuss it with her tomorrow though. Cheers - really appreciate the input! :)