The long awaited retrenchment news was finally announced on 12 January 2009 and I am among those affected.
In my segment of 6 accounting staffs, 2 have been retrenched and 1 transferred, leaving behind a team of 3 accounting trained staffs for this new year ahead.
I am having mixed feelings about the news – Happy & Sad.
Happy – I am not among those who remain who may have to slog like crazy and I have a chance to venture out to seek opportunities elsewhere. The best is I am being compensated for this restructuring exercise.
Sad – I am jobless and I do not know how soon I would take to find my next job. The saddest being the fact that it is probably not advisable to think of having a 2nd child till I find a job and have settled down, but by then age would have caught up with me. I do not know which one I should choose if I really have to make a choice as both involve sacrifices.
My Company, with the drastic reform from a staff strength of 60 over staffs and now being reduced to 35 over staffs, has offered me a contract of 6 months to stay on and to assist them during this transition period. After getting over all emotional issues, it may be more rational to take up the contract while buying myself more time to look for next job.
Nevertheless, I am grateful that this happens at a time when I am still young and fit enough to charge ahead. To psyhe myself up for the great challenges ahead, the first would probably be to work out an exercise regime hopefully twice a week.
All the best in my future endeavours!
Ivy Junior 