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On Tuesday 03 September 2002 09:29, Jane Carnall wrote:
> Okay, I've just been told I'm "at risk of redundancy"...
> and unless I or the company can think up some
> "cost-cutting measures" by Friday, I'll be formally
> redundant.
Kevin McLauchlan wrote:
>Your wording suggested that you are the only
>employee in that painful position right now....
>or, are others also being asked to [re-]justify their
>respective existences?
At the time I composed the e-mail above (about 15 minutes after the meeting
at which I'd been informally warned that I was at risk of redundancy) I knew
there were other people also "at risk", but I hadn't been told who or how
many and frankly at that point I didn't much CARE. I now know it's about 15%
of the total workforce, and I know a handful of the other people who have
been told they're at risk.
Thanks for everybody's helpful comments and words of sympathy.
Jane Carnall
The word stifle is an anagram of itself.
Unless stated otherwise, these opinions are mine, and mine alone. Apologies
for the long additional sig: it is added automatically and outwith my
control.
Home: hj -dot- carnall -at- virgin -dot- net
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