I’m not supposed to know, but my boss is a decent human, so here I am. Staring down a 25 day barrel at the unemployment line. I won’t dive into too many details, but suffice it to say that my team deeply values my labor, and the c-suite has literally zero idea what I do, and hasn’t really bothered to ask me or my boss.
I’ve been in this role for 8 months. When I was brought on, my added capacity was assumed to sit at a 24 month loss with revenue-visible department growth occurring by the 18 month mark.
Instead, they went over the organization budget and have decided to pull the plug on me.
It’s so frustrating. I was added as a capacity generator, not a direct growth generator. It was never my job to actively bring in new clients, but *I have.* at my 6 month check in, I was told that I’d fully outgrown my job description, and that we’d update it soon.
Instead? This.
Anyway, the myth of “job security” by being a W2 employee for an established organization is just that — a myth. Looking back, I’m really not sure what more I could have done to retain this employment. If it truly is a budget decision, the answer is probably “nothing.”
So I’m going to strike out on my own and do my own thing. I don’t feel fully prepared for the leap, but I don’t feel great about applying to another organization who could just kick me to the curb on a financial whim outside of my control, either.
I’m grateful that my boss gave me the heads up so I can get my ducks in a row. But I’m still bummed.
Thanks for letting me vent here. Just sucks.