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Old 10-26-12 | 05:45 AM
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From: The slow guy in the back

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I can't offer any advice, but I might find myself in a not-too-different situation. Who knows. At 53 I'm still 10 years at least from retirement, but Monday we were told that our department (and a couple of other smaller ones, all totalling maybe 80 folks) could in ~six months time maybe be down to 20 or 30 with the rest outsourced, or otherwise gone. Not a done deal and who knows how it will look in final analysis, but something definitely will happen. Even if the numbers come in even, the phrase "outsourcing wins in a tie" was used over and over.

In all frankness, our new CEO wants a younger workforce in general, and one that's far less 'personally' involved in their jobs. That is, less personal service and a more "you get what you get and that's it" impersonal approach. More outsourcing, more consultants, less employee involvement in details - We're just to manage the consultants. He's even said that. I can't fathom that kind of idea, but it's his and he's driving it throughout the company. He's also reported as saying (after being hired but before taking over) that he wanted no friends in the company... ? His attitude is running downhill.

Once again - I'm not in a position to offer advice, but you're not alone.

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