Comments on: Ask the CHO: Dealing with uncertainty at work http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/ask-the-cho-dealing-with-uncertainty-at-work/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:47:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: B_in_D http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/ask-the-cho-dealing-with-uncertainty-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-236532 B_in_D Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:17:57 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/ask-the-cho-dealing-with-uncertainty-at-work/#comment-236532 Just thought I'd bring this post back up. I'm having severe issues with my current employer and job today. I work for a huge financial services company that's posted losses the last few quarters that are larger than many country's GDP. It sounds like they're set to post more losses. Two months ago my boss, who was probably among the hardest working people in the firm, was let go. And the new boss has been tasked with getting our "stuff" together. In his words "in case you're hit by a bus, someone in a far away country can hit the ground running." That doesn't instill a lot of confidence in me for my future. Today, in trying to access the corporate email servers, I kept getting booted. Last day of the month, can't access email, my mind started to panic. But everyone on the team was having problems with email, and it's been resolved and I still have a job. Today. Got an email from my new boss that I've been given the go ahead on another project. So how is this affecting me overall? I'm stressed. I have massive anxiety at the littlest things. I have lost trust in my other co-workers. Like there is a conspiracy to boot me. I don't sleep well. etc. etc. etc. Same thing that most people are starting to feel lately. I've seen this site before and this post came up in a search. I've been thinking about changing jobs, but as you say there can be just as much uncertainty with other employers. I can't do #1, because my new boss is new and I don't know him or his boss or trust either of them, and to be honest I don't think he knows and would probably be among the last to know if major changes were coming. #2 would be an issue for me because I simply don't respect my company any more. I don't think working harder would do much, as my old boss was let go and he was working all the time. Even on vacations. My company seems to value sycophants over hard workers. So that leaves me with #3, which is possible. The problem is, right now I feel a bit of distrust of my co-workers. I have nothing to back that up, just a gut feeling. Might just be the environment. I've talked to many of them at points in the last couple months, and I think we're all feeling the stress and pressure. I've made changes in my life to help. Gotten rid of all my debt. Built up an emergency fund of at least 6 months living expenses. Simplified down to the point where I don't have many possessions and I could easily live on half my current salary. I did those things to lessen the work stress, but it hasn't helped. I'm curious to what else, besides massive alcoholism, that could help in these troubled economic times? I don't want to just be happy AT work, I want to be happy ABOUT work. Thoughts? Just thought I’d bring this post back up. I’m having severe issues with my current employer and job today. I work for a huge financial services company that’s posted losses the last few quarters that are larger than many country’s GDP. It sounds like they’re set to post more losses. Two months ago my boss, who was probably among the hardest working people in the firm, was let go. And the new boss has been tasked with getting our “stuff” together. In his words “in case you’re hit by a bus, someone in a far away country can hit the ground running.” That doesn’t instill a lot of confidence in me for my future.

Today, in trying to access the corporate email servers, I kept getting booted. Last day of the month, can’t access email, my mind started to panic. But everyone on the team was having problems with email, and it’s been resolved and I still have a job. Today. Got an email from my new boss that I’ve been given the go ahead on another project.

So how is this affecting me overall? I’m stressed. I have massive anxiety at the littlest things. I have lost trust in my other co-workers. Like there is a conspiracy to boot me. I don’t sleep well. etc. etc. etc. Same thing that most people are starting to feel lately.

I’ve seen this site before and this post came up in a search. I’ve been thinking about changing jobs, but as you say there can be just as much uncertainty with other employers. I can’t do #1, because my new boss is new and I don’t know him or his boss or trust either of them, and to be honest I don’t think he knows and would probably be among the last to know if major changes were coming. #2 would be an issue for me because I simply don’t respect my company any more. I don’t think working harder would do much, as my old boss was let go and he was working all the time. Even on vacations. My company seems to value sycophants over hard workers.

So that leaves me with #3, which is possible. The problem is, right now I feel a bit of distrust of my co-workers. I have nothing to back that up, just a gut feeling. Might just be the environment. I’ve talked to many of them at points in the last couple months, and I think we’re all feeling the stress and pressure.

I’ve made changes in my life to help. Gotten rid of all my debt. Built up an emergency fund of at least 6 months living expenses. Simplified down to the point where I don’t have many possessions and I could easily live on half my current salary. I did those things to lessen the work stress, but it hasn’t helped. I’m curious to what else, besides massive alcoholism, that could help in these troubled economic times?

I don’t want to just be happy AT work, I want to be happy ABOUT work.

Thoughts?

]]> By: Casandra http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/ask-the-cho-dealing-with-uncertainty-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-235454 Casandra Thu, 08 May 2008 15:27:40 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2006/08/ask-the-cho-dealing-with-uncertainty-at-work/#comment-235454 That was lovely, thank you! That was lovely, thank you!

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