uh oh.

[stilleto]

This past December, 11 people from my company were laid off (out of 60 people in the company).
2 were in a "professional capacity" (meaning, we had 10 people in the office area and the rest were production, warehouse management, customer service, repair, or technicians), which left me personally short handed because one of those two did some marketing work, and the other did database maintenance, and IT work.

Since then, i've really had to hustle since i'm the only marketing person now, besides a consultant we use.

Friday, the CEO told me that he's holding me personally responsible for selling 20,000 of these one units we have over the next year, with a good start within the next 90 days. I reminded him that i'm not sales- that's the president (my boss) and he said, we're a team, and if that means that i have to be on top of my boss to get things done, it's my job now.

um. what? how is THAT supposed to work. I talked to my boss about it. He assured me that it's HIS responsibility, not mine.
(which isn't going to help me when the CEO fires me in 90 days).

So i get to work today and our office manager, who does billing, customer service, returns, etc.... They let her go today.

i think i'm next.

 

[chris302001]

This past December, 11 people from my company were laid off (out of 60 people in the company).
2 were in a "professional capacity" (meaning, we had 10 people in the office area and the rest were production, warehouse management, customer service, repair, or technicians), which left me personally short handed because one of those two did some marketing work, and the other did database maintenance, and IT work.

Since then, i've really had to hustle since i'm the only marketing person now, besides a consultant we use.

Friday, the CEO told me that he's holding me personally responsible for selling 20,000 of these one units we have over the next year, with a good start within the next 90 days. I reminded him that i'm not sales- that's the president (my boss) and he said, we're a team, and if that means that i have to be on top of my boss to get things done, it's my job now.

um. what? how is THAT supposed to work. I talked to my boss about it. He assured me that it's HIS responsibility, not mine.
(which isn't going to help me when the CEO fires me in 90 days).

So i get to work today and our office manager, who does billing, customer service, returns, etc.... They let her go today.

i think i'm next.

 

[stilleto]

i'm gonna have to go back to streetwalking.

 

[EnderJE]

Accountabilities. The first causality of any business.

BTW, tell me which street. I need a change. The wife and gf don't do bukkake.

 

[Smurfy]

if you go, then they will be left with NO marketing department? how will that work?

 

[stilleto]

if you go, then they will be left with NO marketing department? how will that work?

In this job market, they can hire someone with twice as much experience for the same salary.
OR, continue to use the consultant on as 'as needed' basis- if we have a tradeshow- he will take care of it. if they need something designed, they can give it to our new agency i just hired.

Before I started here, there was no marketing department. just an overworked consultant and a lot of oursourcing bills and last minute arranging of things that didn't get done on time.

 

[ortiz34]

You're really going crazy with the mememememememememem threads lately

 

[ponyfitness]

They are giving you the expectation knowing you can't possibly meet it so that they can justify firing you without getting sued. I'd cover your butt somehow and if you know any labour lawyers consult them for free now. Unfortunately this is becoming common practice by desperate companies.

 

[stilleto]

You're really going crazy with the mememememememememem threads lately

well really, nothing else matters.

 

[the_alcatraz]

damn that sucks...don't worry though, you'll get another one...if this gig doesn't work out

 

[stilleto]

damn that sucks...don't worry though, you'll get another one...if this gig doesn't work out

oh yeah. it's really easy to find marketing jobs in this economy. especially when you live in such a metro area like I do.


(did you hear that? oh, it's the cow pasture next door, maybe they need some marketing help!"

 

[the_alcatraz]

oh yeah. it's really easy to find marketing jobs in this economy. especially when you live in such a metro area like I do.


(did you hear that? oh, it's the cow pasture next door, maybe they need some marketing help!"

lmao...awww

 

[musclemom]

'Letto, little heads up, when they fire the office manager that's a very, very bad sign, not just for employees, but the company in general. Office managers frequently wear so many hats they can cover a lot of different bases which kind of makes them indispensible.

Get letters of recommendation from superiors ASAP, update your resume and start copying out your rolodex and updating networking contacts immediately.

 

[ortiz34]

So you still have a job and you are complaining about it?


you poor thing

 

[stilleto]

So you still have a job and you are complaining about it?


you poor thing

reading comprehension much?

i still have a job, and i'm worried about losing it.

 

[walliwalibus]

'Letto, little heads up, when they fire the office manager that's a very, very bad sign, not just for employees, but the company in general. Office managers frequently wear so many hats they can cover a lot of different bases which kind of makes them indispensible.

Get letters of recommendation from superiors ASAP, update your resume and start copying out your rolodex and updating networking contacts immediately.

This is great advise.

 

[ortiz34]

reading comprehension much?

i still have a job, and i'm worried about losing it.

women logic at it's finest!

poke poke

 

[stilleto]

'Letto, little heads up, when they fire the office manager that's a very, very bad sign, not just for employees, but the company in general. Office managers frequently wear so many hats they can cover a lot of different bases which kind of makes them indispensible.

Get letters of recommendation from superiors ASAP, update your resume and start copying out your rolodex and updating networking contacts immediately.

thanks MM.
here's what I don't understand- they told the office manager that they were laying her off because of financial reasons and that they'd give her great recommendations.

The other day though, the president told me they were hiring someone for Headquarters (where I am) to do customer service, update the website inventory, pricing, returns, etc. for one division. I was wondering why they didn't just have the office manager do it, but then thought that she must have way too much stuff to do now and couldn't do both.
But if they let her go just now, why hire someone new to do a job she could have done?

and... last year we did 12 million in business. This year, so far, we have either sold 9 mill or that's what we have in the pipeline... so it doesn't make sense to need to make layoffs now. Certainly not someone this essential.

i don't know. whatever. i can't worry about it, but i feel bad anyway.

 

[stilleto]

ok. i panicked for no reason.

the CFO just told me that no other layoffs are expected and although the office manager's exact job won't be replaced, we will be hiring 2 other people who's roles will encompass the office manager's duties.

Also, he said that when your job function is not well defined, it makes it easier to let you go and disperse your jobs to the appropriate people.

then, they offered to pay for a course I wanted to take, that's $600. It's not even super necessary, but they knew i'd like it, so that's cool.

thread over. thanks!

 

[musclemom]

thanks MM.
here's what I don't understand- they told the office manager that they were laying her off because of financial reasons and that they'd give her great recommendations.

The other day though, the president told me they were hiring someone for Headquarters (where I am) to do customer service, update the website inventory, pricing, returns, etc. for one division. I was wondering why they didn't just have the office manager do it, but then thought that she must have way too much stuff to do now and couldn't do both.
But if they let her go just now, why hire someone new to do a job she could have done?

and... last year we did 12 million in business. This year, so far, we have either sold 9 mill or that's what we have in the pipeline... so it doesn't make sense to need to make layoffs now. Certainly not someone this essential.

i don't know. whatever. i can't worry about it, but i feel bad anyway.

Remember one thing, "Sure fire key to how to tell if upper management is lying? Are their lips moving?"

You can't believe anything upper management tells you.

As to the thing with the office manager, could be she has too much experience, they want to get in someone less experienced for a buttload less money, maybe even with less hours so they could can bag providing bennies. Maybe they're about to start pulling some funny stuff and they didn't trust her and wanted their own person in that position. Put it this way, think devious (does it show that my husband and I have worked for some very ruthless bastards in our time).

All I can tell you is that corporate will tell you anything to keep you from being prepared and to keep you working hard, maybe even harder than ever. Maybe business is good now but they've heard things coming down the road and they're bracing for the storm maybe they're busy packing their own parachutes and want everyone else to continue working as though nothing is up and intend to blindside y'all with another unexpected layoff wave, maybe nothing is going on at all. All I can say is trust your instincts, not facts, on shit like this. If you "feel" something is up, you don't need to be able to prove it logically, just keep your head down and get your paperwork in order, besides, it doesn't cost anything to keep your own personal ducks in a row.

 

[jnevin]

reading comprehension much?

i still have a job, and i'm worried about losing it.

Cracky there works for daddy so he's not feeling it like most are.

Sorry to hear that 'lleto. I've been looking into harvesting the kidneys of homeless people. Maybe you'd like to look into that as well.

 

[stilleto]

Cracky there works for daddy so he's not feeling it like most are.

Sorry to hear that 'lleto. I've been looking into harvesting the kidneys of homeless people. Maybe you'd like to look into that as well.

sure. killing homeless people is what i'm good at.

 

[jnevin]

sure. killing homeless people is what i'm good at.

I guess you don't have to kill them. You could just leave them in a tub with increasingly septic blood pumping through their veins. I'm thinking it's on them after that.

 

[the_alcatraz]

ok. i panicked for no reason.

the CFO just told me that no other layoffs are expected and although the office manager's exact job won't be replaced, we will be hiring 2 other people who's roles will encompass the office manager's duties.

Also, he said that when your job function is not well defined, it makes it easier to let you go and disperse your jobs to the appropriate people.

then, they offered to pay for a course I wanted to take, that's $600. It's not even super necessary, but they knew i'd like it, so that's cool.

thread over. thanks!

I'm happy things worked out for you Letto!

 

[stilleto]

I guess you don't have to kill them. You could just leave them in a tub with increasingly septic blood pumping through their veins. I'm thinking it's on them after that.

no no. i like killing them.