Bad Job

[Eurosid]

Diego Moita wrote:

He's not the only one. Once all tasks are automated and your work is no longer necessary you'll be gone too. That's the price of fast technological changes: no one is safe, only the paranoid survive, etc, etc,...

They will send my job to India.

Diego Moita wrote:

So, are you also ready to look for a new job?

Of course. It's just a bad feeling to KNOW this is about to happen to this guy.

[James R Twine]

I would advise the opposite, unless you REALLY know the guy well and you REALLY know how he is going to react.    Lots of people do stupid stuff, especially when they think that they are being treated unfairly.  The last think anyone needs is some guy going postal, deleting/corrupting data, causing a scene, stirring up other workers, etc. because they think they are getting jerked.    I once had to work on a project involving scanning and processing of medical insurance/claim forms.  The process involved a lot of DOS boxes and manual copying of files around.  My company was creating a workflow system to add more automation to the process, and consolidating the machines required.  In talking with some of the staff involved, it dawned on me that I was about to eliminate some of their positions.  Did they know about it?  Nope -- too much risk with the information/data they handled each day.    I did feel weird about it for a while, though... It really is hard to talk to people about what they do when you are going to be responsible for elimination of their jobs once you have that information implemented in code.    Peace!

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[Eurosid]

ToddHileHoffer wrote:

Seriously, you should take the time to talk to this person and come clean.

This is my dilemma. I think I should tell him. But, I have kids to feed and I am afraid of repercussions if it's found out I told him. :(( I have become the chickenshit I always used to hate.

[kenrentz]

I don't know how to tell you this, but they are right.

[Ennis Ray Lynch Jr]

I merely made a statement. If you want to disagree take it to the soapbox.

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[ToddHileHoffer]

Well, it is your call. If don't know the guy well enough to trust him then don't say anything. Don't get yourself in trouble. But maybe you can ask him if he is a aware what is going on. You should be able to give him a heads up without putting yourself at risk.

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[Pete OHanlon]

Try Potayto, Pohtahto.

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[Ennis Ray Lynch Jr]

I don't think it accurately gets the verbal point across. Besides, my way is funnier.

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[dandy72]

I don't mean to trivialize the situation, but I vaguely remember some BOFH quote (?) that went something along the lines of "shut up, or I'll replace you with a very small shell script"... :|

[El Corazon]

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

I have eliminated a lot of people in my career.

The only person I have eliminated was my high school english teacher, she was forcibly retired following my graduation. I raised enough of a fuss to make sure of that. I have eliminated positions, but never the people, they got utilized elsewhere. perhaps because the two companies I have worked for have always been overworked, we just shift around as I add efficiency.

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[Roger Wright]

Eurosid wrote:

I am supposed to keep this quiet, but I see this guy every day.

Using humour is often an effective way to reduce the stress of performing unpleasant tasks: "Knock, knock..." "Who's there?" "Not you anymore."

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[Roger Wright]

Chris Maunder wrote:

I left soon after.

Was that before or after you realized that your job had been reduced in scope to a few manual steps? ;P

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[Tom Delany]

Unless you're Dan Quayle. Then it's "Potatoe, Potatoe". ;)

WE ARE DYSLEXIC OF BORG. Refutance is systile. Your a$$ will be laminated.

[Lost User]

Then all this could become a self-fulfilling prophesy - that's the problem! If the company has been honest about the reductions, they should be aware that the reductions will be higher due to panic job-searching. I know I have worked for a company that "downsized" by a handful which resulted in almost half the company leaving over the next few months - then lack of staff led to higher workloads, led to dissatisfied staff, led to resignations, etc. etc. until they had to have a massive recruitment drive to get people on board. Luckily for me I was head-hunted right in the middle of it all!

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[Zhat]

If they (everyone) are smart, they're looking for another job. Company says 15% reduction, they really mean 25%-30% (15% reduced, 10%-15% other leaving for new jobs because they fear they're next).