kane

I have a friend that spent about 10 years working for a company. Then his boss quit and moved to a different company and ended up calling him and offering my buddy a job at this new place. He took it. It was a better job and more money. This was about two years ago. About 4 months ago he got laid off from this new job. Never saw it coming. He came in one day and was pulled into an office and let go. So he goes to a temp service that gets him a job back at the previous company he worked 10 years for. He found out this week he almost got laid off again, but his boss there went to bat for him and told the managment that if they laid him off they would have no video editor and no flash editor/programmer so the manager said, "Oh, then I guess we shouldn't lay that one off."

My buddy was happy to still be working, but a little pissed that after 10 years before and leaving on good terms he is just "that one" and is looked at like he is a machine that does a job. I told him that is how the corporate world works. you are a commodity. when they no longer need you then you are gone. He said he was shocked they could be that cold and said it was pretty harsh reality check for him.

It is kind of a tough lesson to learn when you are 32. Luckily I found that out when I was about 19.