As I wrote in an earlier blog, my company is laying off thousands of employees. I believe the final figure will be about 1.5% of the workforce, but when you work at a company with about a total of 306,000 employees, it’s a lot of people. That’s the back story. The front story is this…
On Thursday, we had a departmental meeting where my boss’s boss announced that she was leaving the company, she also announced that one of my boss’s peers is also leaving the company. Now, don’t get me wrong, I am so happy these people are leaving!!! Waste of space if you ask me!!! However, I can read the writing on the wall. When leadership starts vacating it’s time to get your shit together and look for greener pastures.
This is where “Plan B” comes in to play. It’s been my experience that large corporate environments are NOT for me!!! But the question is, how do I avoid working in a corporate environment, when I NEED the salary and benefits? Well, Part 1 of “Plan B” is make my house work for me. How do you do that, you ask? Well, my house is configured in such a way that I can rent a portion of it out. The rental portion would include a private entrance, bedroom, bathroom and large living area. There is no kitchen, however the rent includes all the utilities, electricity, water, gas, cable and internet. I think that it’s a pretty good deal!
I put up an add on Craigslist and Myspace. I’ve gotten a few responses, and today I was supposed to have a showing with Meaghan M at 9 am. Well, Meaghan never showed. But we shall press on.
Once, I have Part 1 of “Plan B” in place I can work on Part 2 of “Plan B”, which I believe will be quitting my good for nothing job and doing something like being a barrista at the Starbuck or something.
