victim of restructuring???

Question

How many of you have lost a job due to restructuring.??
Could you see it coming?? Were you glad to get out of there? Was your next job as good, or better?? Would you go back if you had the chance?
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Once the shock wore off, I was glad to be out of there.
I was unemploted for 6 weeks until I found another job. It wasn't what I had in mind but it looked like a decent place to work until something better came along.
As time went on, it became better and better and I stopped looking for something better. Would I go back? NO way. NFW!

Answer 1

Well, I'd never go back to the job I lost, but I'm still having some anger issues. I could see it coming, but kidded myself that things would get better. I feel very betrayed that they edged me out to save on payroll. They're currently paying others less to do what I used to do. . . of course, they're getting less for their money, too :)

I am having trouble finding another position, because rather than lay me off (and leave me eligible for unemployment), they discharged me for some trumped up crap. I recently got some excellent suggestions about how to deal with this, though (from my recent question in this section), so I have high hopes that things are on the upswing.

Answer 2

Yes, I am a victim and almost eighteen months later I'm still looking for work. When my co-workers and I heard that our company ( a major telecom firm) was pulling out of its traditional market and we were therefore "surplus", I was initially more relieved than panicked: I could now look for a less stressful job. It seems now that I had it pretty good--I have yet to see ANY job opening in my chosen field, customer service, that pays nearly as well as the job I did for over 15 years. Apparently I'm expected to START ALL OVER AGAIN. Also, it appears I have the misfortune to be competing with low-wage workers from China, Mexico, India and elsewhere, as well as the current crop of college graduates. Would I go back? It hardly seems I'll ever have the choice--unless I'm willing to move to Virginia, Florida, Texas, etc.

Answer 3

They called it a layoff, but it was essentially the same thing as restructuring, they just gave my duties to someone else. I was surprised, and thought it a very poor choice business-wise, since I was the lowest-paid person there.
But I was relieved, because my boss was a Devil-Wears-Prada-type nutjob, and the job didn't put my skills to use at all, and a coworker referred me to another company that I love much better. They pay me 20% more; the boss is a Daily-Show-type barrel of laughs; and since the new company has financial influence over the previous, my old bosses are suddenly much much nicer to me. Heh heh.

Answer 4

Nope. That's why I work for the state. I get made fun of for what I make, but it's all about the benefits and the job security, man. You should apply for a state/government job. It will never happen again.

Answer 5

Companies restructuring or downsizing is often painful. However, one needs to be forward looking. The sky's the limit.