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First, there's the obvious - the people who lose their jobs. I'll admit,t his is the worst cast scenario for anyone who has been laid off. My post is not saying "this is the worst" or "this is worse than getting laid off" but along the lines of why it sucks for everyone else - even those who keep their jobs.
First, due to at least a 75% reduction in IT, I'm doing the physical work of 3 people (maybe 3.5 if you include the extra stores I picked up out in the fringes) plus add in .5 to 1 more person for the remote work I need to do. Bear in mind - I haven't had a pay raise in 3 years due to cutbacks. The people who are left are expected to pick up the slack for those who are gone (unless they didn't do anything in the beginning).
Second, you lose your backup. I'm not the only person in my office so now I'm juggling supporting people in two offices (the other is an hour away), out in the field (furthest store is over 2 hours away), managing my inventory, and managing the network / servers in two offices. Even though the other guy I worked with wasn't the best, he was always willing to jump on the server issues and help me with inventory management.
Third, you lose your go-to people. The first round I lose the main go-to person for my region (his position was eliminated). The second round I lost my go-to "in person" person. he was a great guy and I learned a lot from him in the years of knowing him (he supported my stores when I worked in retail). The next round I lost the other person in my office as well as two other go-to people.
Fourth, you lose friends. I just got word that one of my closest work-friends just got the axe. her last day is Dec 4th. I've known her for almost as long as I've worked for the company (oddly, I've never met her face to face but we always email, call, chat and email from home). I've lost many other friends with these cutbacks.
Fifth - management changes (this can be good and bad). If your boss gets laid off and you had a great reputation / work relationship with them then you're stuck at square one with the new boss. Years and years of service are now gone. You, once again, are the new person - and should be expected to be treated as such.
Work is too depressing now, than god I am on vacation this week. Calls went out last week and this week, calls are supposed to end on Dec 1 in my department. They expect IT to stick around a little longer so we can collect all of the equipment being returned by those who are being laid off - so most of the time I'm the last person they see on a professional level.
First, due to at least a 75% reduction in IT, I'm doing the physical work of 3 people (maybe 3.5 if you include the extra stores I picked up out in the fringes) plus add in .5 to 1 more person for the remote work I need to do. Bear in mind - I haven't had a pay raise in 3 years due to cutbacks. The people who are left are expected to pick up the slack for those who are gone (unless they didn't do anything in the beginning).
Second, you lose your backup. I'm not the only person in my office so now I'm juggling supporting people in two offices (the other is an hour away), out in the field (furthest store is over 2 hours away), managing my inventory, and managing the network / servers in two offices. Even though the other guy I worked with wasn't the best, he was always willing to jump on the server issues and help me with inventory management.
Third, you lose your go-to people. The first round I lose the main go-to person for my region (his position was eliminated). The second round I lost my go-to "in person" person. he was a great guy and I learned a lot from him in the years of knowing him (he supported my stores when I worked in retail). The next round I lost the other person in my office as well as two other go-to people.
Fourth, you lose friends. I just got word that one of my closest work-friends just got the axe. her last day is Dec 4th. I've known her for almost as long as I've worked for the company (oddly, I've never met her face to face but we always email, call, chat and email from home). I've lost many other friends with these cutbacks.
Fifth - management changes (this can be good and bad). If your boss gets laid off and you had a great reputation / work relationship with them then you're stuck at square one with the new boss. Years and years of service are now gone. You, once again, are the new person - and should be expected to be treated as such.
Work is too depressing now, than god I am on vacation this week. Calls went out last week and this week, calls are supposed to end on Dec 1 in my department. They expect IT to stick around a little longer so we can collect all of the equipment being returned by those who are being laid off - so most of the time I'm the last person they see on a professional level.
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