Human Resource

Here is an interesting piece of human resource management for you. My present employer may or may not be moving the division I work for to a hick town just on the edge of the middle of nowhere.

While I was being interviewed for this position the interviewers did mention it, but, that it was a remote possibility. I rejoined that my moving in that eventuality was also a remote possibility – at least it got a laugh. Now, a year down the track, the possibility of the move is the favourite topic of the rumour mill. Starting about three or five months ago the consensus estimate of the gossip has increase the chances of this move from not very likely to “they are going to tell us we are going next week”.

The sad thing is that most of the people that work here don’t want to move – especially me. So here I am filling time until an announcement is made.

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Don’t get me wrong I am being productive, but not motivated or focused. The other consequence is that I now habitually read the help wanted web pages – there is heaps of demand for my skill set in town so no problem. I haven’t hit the contact network yet – that happens if the move is on.

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It isn't that I haven’t been pro-active in this mater - for this is my nature. I ask my boss and his boss and his bosses boss over the past months but only got a collection of slippery words. A less stubborn person would take this as confirmation. Or may be I am just self delusional?

To quote the Smiths (from the album “Hatfull of Hollow”)

I was looking for a job, and then I found a job

And heaven knows I'm miserable now

In my life

Oh, why do I give valuable time

To people who don't care if I live or die ?

What more can I say?