A few days ago, a company-wide e-mail was sent reminding all employees to wear their badges at all times while in the building. I didn't think anything about it but I really should have. Today another company-wide e-mail was sent announcing the outsourcing of our security guards to a local security company. I assume this means all our company-employed security guards will be out the door soon. This is why we should wear our badges because the new guards will not know who we are, as opposed to our familiar guards, whom we see every day and know who we are. I suppose some of our guards could still be around but they'll be working AT my company instead of FOR my company, likely at a lower salary and benefits level.
**SIGH** another harsh reality of corporate life in the modern economy...
And if you're wondering if this could happen to me, it could--but it absolutely won't, I am assured by my managers.
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Having been through this a few times myself,(once as someone who packed up and twice as someone who whatched others pack up), I can offer a word of caution - If they tell you that it absolutely definitely won't happen to you, that means it probably won't happen. However, you might want to start taking a few of your things home now anyway, just so you won't have to go through a long, emotional packing up process if it actually does happen. Good luck, it's really unsettling to go through this, but I'm sure that if it does happen, you see that it was a window to something even better!!
My VP says he got it straight from the top that our importance to the company's ability to function is understood and appreciated!
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