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23 May 2008

Today I get to "interview" for the job I've had for over 10 years! And hopefully keep my name off of the "downsized" list.[More:]My company has downsized several times over the past few years and we have another another significant downsizing coming up in the next few weeks. So today I get to interview over the phone with a few executives and HR. I have absolutely no clue what to expect, but this is my moment to sell myself before they make cuts. I wasn't nervous until now, suddenly realizing that in a few hours I'll have one shot to upsell what I can offer the company and diferentiate myself from rest of the pack. Yippee.
Break a leg, Slack! I know that must be stressful. (I've watched my partner go through the very same thing, twice. He works in a seriously merger-happy industry.)
posted by BoringPostcards 23 May | 08:34
Here you go.
(* please do not do this *)
posted by seanyboy 23 May | 08:56
An approach like this might be funny, though I doubt it'd be good for your job. (seanyboy's link made me think of this.)
posted by BoringPostcards 23 May | 09:05
I feel your pain, Slack. My entire department will be outsourced to more expensive and less competent companies by sometime next year (in the name of cost-cutting and streamlining, of course).

Good luck, and if they fire you, steal whatever isn't nailed down.
posted by middleclasstool 23 May | 09:19
The Office Space stuff has been running through my head quite a bit lately! I'd like to think that I'm that ease with myself since I'm very confident in my skills and what I do for the company. But then part of me goes "I'm Interviewing for damn job!!!" and suddenly I feel more vulnerable.

Since we don't know how deep the cuts are (and won't know until they're announced ina few weeks) I don't know what my odds are. Geographically I'm at a disadvantage, but other than that I think I've got a good shot. Of course though, this is the time self doubt shows it's ugly head and you question everything.

BoPo - I totally forgot about that Trainspotting scene. That was hysterical and makes me realize that I need to see that movie again!

Things were much easier in life when I lived with my parents and the biggest worry in my life was that the new cut-out records would arrive at the record store I worked at on a day I was off and my coworkers would poach all of the good stuff. Those were the days.
posted by Slack-a-gogo 23 May | 09:21
I was thinking more like this.
posted by grouse 23 May | 10:01
oh brother. Slack, I'm very sorry to hear you have to go through this craziness.

Just remember the fax machine scene, eh?
posted by lonefrontranger 23 May | 10:11
Goddamn, I hate that they make people do this. I'm sure you'll kick ass, Slack. It's your job, you've been doing it for a very long time, you know your shit. Give 'em hell. (Er, by which I mean impress the hell out of them, rather than, you know, telling them what's what. For now.)
posted by elizard 23 May | 10:14
Thanks for good words! I finished my phone interview and now I can enjoy the long weekend! I think I did good, I'd rate my performance a B+. I've had a dwindling account base so the success stories aren't as dramatic (a million little ones as opposed to one or two stand-out dramatic "wow" successes), which is really the only reason I hedged on some of the answers.

Now I wait a few weeks until the changes are announced and we find out who sticks around and who leaves. I'm confident of my performance, so if I don't make the cut I think that it will be because my numbers don't fit into their beancounter's Excel chart or becasue I'm geographicly in the wrong place.

Either way, I've had a hell of a run and have genuinely loved my job and am proud of the work I've done, so I consider myself lucky. Not many people get to look forward to going work. Speaking of work, I'm off the clock in just a few hours (this is written on my break) and getting ready for the weekend. Whooh whooh!
posted by Slack-a-gogo 23 May | 12:16
Good luck regardless of how it goes Slack-a-gogo.
posted by Meatbomb 23 May | 16:23
Good luck slack.

I've been laid off 4 times, and late last year changed jobs at my company to miss major cuts in the group I left. It definitely sucks to have to endure that stuff, especially when you just know the fat cats are getting fatter all the while.

Let us know how it works out.
posted by Doohickie 23 May | 21:46
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