Will I have a job tomorrow?

Ooooooooh... you've already had enough bad news this year. Hope this is good news.

we've been told that there will be a presence of our group in our current location - but a small presence. The over riding feeling within our location is that we will be gone by year end. Maybe with one or two people staying behind.

Last year a similar thing happened - our group was spared simply because we had enough people leaving (at least in my opinion). I've had a conversation with our Sr. VP and she is worried as our group here has alot of experience and everyone has mentioned they will not move to the southwest - some say they would move just over the state border at our other location, but as I said there are very few spots available there.

There is a very good possibility of movement from that spot to the southwest as well.

Oh my.

Do you think moving is a possibility then?

I guess timing would be better now than when it came up before -- all ready to sell your house, etc. You haven't bought a new house yet right?

I cannot see myself moving thousands of miles away when my dad just passed away. I might as well shoot my mother myself.

This is one reason we started looking at this other location to move as it would be commutable to both offices and the other office has more opportunity for promotions/other jobs. Our current office is downsizing so unless I get an opportunity to move to a completely different area (where I have little experience), there is no advancement possible.

And I just heard the Sr. VP is here today - she is located at the other location.

Maybe just the other office then...

Fingers crossed, let us know what happens.

I have to tell you though - she got upset a bit when she heard where we were looking for a house - as it is about 45 - an hour away from her. She was concerned she wouldn't see the kids as much.

My husband when he went to pick up my daughter (she had stayed over one night) - and explained how that wasn't the case. I think her generation, that an hour away was huge - we travel that and greater back and forth regularly for tournaments almost every weekend in the spring time.

Right!

Is there any chance of some sort of mother-in-law apartment arrangement, wherever you move? Or would that drive everyone crazy?

It would drive me crazy - no not really - but we did see a house we really liked last Friday. Not perfect (of course unless you have unlimited money you can't get perfect) - we have some questions out on it.

Could be potential later on for an in-law apartment - but I think I'd rather keep it where there is an extra bedroom - it is really an office (then add a bath) in the basement - thought was she could sleep over for special events.

The moving in in-law thing - more for my brothers' situation - wouldn't work currently any way. And unless she needed to be at some one's home for care - I think I like my privacy.

Eek I feel for ya (of course I know where these locations all are).

I thought things weren't going to be really pushed until the end of calendar year '12? Maybe that was just my old department, though.

Are they selling buildings? That'd probably ice it one way or the other. If they sell your building, or one of the others around town, they'll have to shed personnel.

I think we will have until the end of the year - from prior experience they will notify us and then we have until the end of the year for our current jobs. That way they hope to be able to back fill for those that are leaving.

The problem that happened last year is one particular group - people left quickly; the compensation package wasn't enough to entice them to stay and get the package and they found jobs quickly. They ended up having to up the packages because they didn't have the experience to do the do the work. Our group had to give some one up to help out. It was a mess.

The thing is my department and at least one other that will probably be impacted has very specialized knowledge that isn't learned over a month or two. but the people deciding the numbers are not directly impacted so they just look at the numbers.

Not sure how much pull the Sr. VP really has over this. I just bumped into her and I could tell it is coming....

And for the buildings - my guess is they are keeping my location - cheaper digs...they have already moved many out of one of the towers. Not sure if anyone is in those any more. My other guess is they are also be looking to move from downtown as that is more expensive property. So they will move in here.

That's true - I think Menino is still giving tax breaks for where your building is (Innovation District or at least I think they're still calling it that).

Well I guess I will need to wait to hear the details tomorrow as at this point some people leave around 4/4:30. I think the Sr. VP was here to talk with her direct reports about tomorrow.

Hopefully they will be kind enough to talk with us directly if we are directly impacted - rather than hear it via an internet viewing thing as it is currently set up to be.

Offices - YUCK!

well I should know soon - we are to watch a video at our desk - then meet for a quick check in locally on what to expect through out the day.....

Eek. Fingers crossed for ya.

So I am watching now - talking about how we have moved throughout the years. ....my group is definately moving - next year out of our current office so I am safe for the current year.

I hope at our group meeting we will get more details on who specifically is moving where - not sure as our department is some time 2013

I will know in 15 minutes for sure - we all have personal invitations with vp ---