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When you work in administration you hear a lot of things first. Today I was asked to re-do the organization chart for our department in light of the budget problems in the city. There will be layoffs - approx. 10%. They are only #'s on the org. chart, but I know the people behind the numbers. For some of them, I know about their families. Who has little ones running around their house. Who proudly announced their imminent empty nest this fall as their last child leaves for college. Who has bought a house in the last couple of years and worries about paying their mortgage.
We are Information Technology and our job classifications don't exist anywhere else in the city. There will be no bumping. My position is okay, as in they are not eliminating it here, but I still have to worry. If they layoff other people in my position in other departments, they could bump me right back to my old classification in Parks and Recreation. Then Parks and Rec. could put me anywhere they want, doing anything they want. I have 21 years of seniority, but only 19 months in this position. It would be very hard to leave here, but I would still be employed. The people connected to the numbers will be in the unemployment line.
We are Information Technology and our job classifications don't exist anywhere else in the city. There will be no bumping. My position is okay, as in they are not eliminating it here, but I still have to worry. If they layoff other people in my position in other departments, they could bump me right back to my old classification in Parks and Recreation. Then Parks and Rec. could put me anywhere they want, doing anything they want. I have 21 years of seniority, but only 19 months in this position. It would be very hard to leave here, but I would still be employed. The people connected to the numbers will be in the unemployment line.