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In my office, you can say that like they say "Winter is coming" in the Game of Thrones books and TV show, and it seems to illicit the same sense of dread.
A few months ago, we actually had a big meeting in which management told us that there were changes on the horizon. No, no one was going to be laid off. In fact, everyone's individual job was most likely going to stay the same. But Change is coming! What's the change? We don't know. Change.
Then, knowing that some people don't handle change well, management decided to help us prepare for it. I thought this was a great idea. Tell us well in advance what the changes will be, and we'll be ready for them. Even if some of the planned changes change from the planned changes before they change, we'll be ready.
It didn't happen that way. We all had to take a training on dealing with change. There was an online course and a large group meeting. From that enlightening instruction, we learned that some people don't handle change well but that things change all the time and we need to find a way to handle that because Change is coming. In other words, we learned nothing new.
And, apparently, Change is still coming, because I haven't seen any changes other than the normal day-to-day stuff. I'm still employed; people still whine that it's Monday or act cheerful that it's Friday or make some hopeful comment about Wednesday.
I've been dealing with change my whole life. I don't need a class to prepare me for it, especially when it's the nebulous Change as a concept rather than reality. Just tell us what's coming, and most of us will be fine.
A few months ago, we actually had a big meeting in which management told us that there were changes on the horizon. No, no one was going to be laid off. In fact, everyone's individual job was most likely going to stay the same. But Change is coming! What's the change? We don't know. Change.
Then, knowing that some people don't handle change well, management decided to help us prepare for it. I thought this was a great idea. Tell us well in advance what the changes will be, and we'll be ready for them. Even if some of the planned changes change from the planned changes before they change, we'll be ready.
It didn't happen that way. We all had to take a training on dealing with change. There was an online course and a large group meeting. From that enlightening instruction, we learned that some people don't handle change well but that things change all the time and we need to find a way to handle that because Change is coming. In other words, we learned nothing new.
And, apparently, Change is still coming, because I haven't seen any changes other than the normal day-to-day stuff. I'm still employed; people still whine that it's Monday or act cheerful that it's Friday or make some hopeful comment about Wednesday.
I've been dealing with change my whole life. I don't need a class to prepare me for it, especially when it's the nebulous Change as a concept rather than reality. Just tell us what's coming, and most of us will be fine.
You have my deepest sympathies.
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