Could this be the worst day of my life? Arriving at the office this morning, doing my routines, updating daily reports, meeting with my subordinates, gave reminders and assignments. After a few hours the human resources called my attention to the corporate office. Arriving at the HR office, the manager told me that I am one of those who will be joining the second wave of retrenchment.
I wasn't expecting it, I was surprised. Although it's a possiblity but as the Branch Head, I thought that I will be spared because I know my position at the office and I had several conversation with the CEO about the future of the company.
I'm worried, really worried, because I'm a family man with 3 kids (all boys) and a wife who always needed my support. I am the only whos working in the family, my wife is taking care of my kids at school.
Their's a saying that "Whenever a door is closed, a new door will be open." I hope that this phrase will work for me, because my feeling right now is like I was shoot in the head. I have not yet received my salaries since April 2017 and then BOOM, I'm retrenched. We could not expect an immediate remuneration from the company because I know from my position that they have nothing to give for now.
My wife asked me, what are we going to do now? I don't know, I could not think properly yet because I'm feeling ill due to the pressures and worries I have in my head. It's like the world is on my shoulder. I hope that this feeling of insecurities will fade soon.
My kids have not come home yet and they have no idea that I am jobless now. I don't know if I'm going to tell them or I'll just have to keep it within myself and my wife. I don't like telling them because I don't want them to suffer, I want that they will just continue what their doing with their lives. There too young yet to be involve in this kind of problem.
Hopefully, if I can land a new job, that's the time that I will tell them that I lost my previous job.
Things will be alright, I know. What I do not know is WHEN. Hope it won't take long because its hard to have an empty table in the dining room.
Due to my disappointment, I invited my wife for a lunch. I admit, I ate a lot during this time, I have to express my discouragement through eating good food.
Thanks for my wife, for encouraging me that things will be alright. I know she's worried, of course she does but she's trying to make things in balance because she knows that I'm not feeling good.
