I sat in the auditorium, listening to the news of how our little company would be affected by the recent plans to “restructure.” It was worse than I had imagined.
Our site will be shut down by the end of 2007. Six hundred (out of 740) positions would be “reduced.” The remaining folks will have to relocate.
I took my envelope and, rather than open it with everyone else, I escaped to my office to get the news in private. I felt like Charlie, only there wasn’t any Golden Tickets to be had.
I slowly lifted the edge of the envelope open to expose the white paper and took a deep breath. I considered putting off opening the letter until after my lunch break, and removed the letter to reveal my future.