It’s a dismal picture in the news today and it’s not because of terrorism. We should be happy, or at least relieved, that the government has reached an agreement regarding the deficit but by the looks of CNN headlines, we have a lot more to worry about that the country’s credit rating.
Some of the top headlines today are, “Job cuts by the thousands,” “Stocks drop as worries persist,” “Job growth stalls, layoffs surge,” and “9 job killing companies.” If there is ever a time to be thankful you have a job now is the time to start. But if you are like me and a part of a company that had major layoffs during the last recession you might start to worry.
At this point I am early in my career and wondering which direction the future holds for me. Today is my two year anniversary with the company I joined straight out of school. This has to be a good sign that I have lasted this long and have moved up in this company. But in the back of my head I’m like “who knows what the job title ‘coordinator’” truly means in the grand scheme of upper level decision making. Does my long title that ends with coordinator mean I am safe or does it mean I’d be one of the first to go?
A person could drive themselves nuts trying to guess the next move of the corporate executives at their company. I do know that some of the 9 companies that are “killing” jobs work with us in some way or another. But as people get hired here I am hopeful that though we may be facing an imminent downturn, it won’t hurt us all the way 2008 did. There is still room for me to grow here and I have a certain optimism that the opportunities will keep coming. And like many Millennials out there today, I am hoping that we don’t have to start over or extend the wait for that dream career.
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