At this stage in my life I have come to look at companies like ranches and I am just a hired cowboy to help drive their herds north to the rail head. In viewing the modern working world this way I don't get too attached to any one company in my life when working in the field of IT. Yesterday the cattle boss said in a not so surprising one on one Teams call that I was no longer needed. I got my notice and packet in my personal email later in the day. I tried logging in one last time on my company laptop this today, but my account had been disabled. So I packed up the monitors, dock, meraki, phone, laptop etc. and took it over to the UPS store. Got my UPS equipment return receipts with tracking numbers to the Bloomfield "Wild Bill" Depot. Now I ride off into the sunset to another ranch over yonder. Hopefully everyone laid off finds a prosperous new ranch and cattle boss to work for. You all worked really hard here and still have tremendous value and potential yet. Stay positive and I wish all of you Happy Trails!
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@d9 Uh oh. Triggered HIH alert.
actually this reads like fake hr posting!! get off of here nerd you lucky you have no skills and are a butt kisser
I am inspired by this post and best of luck to you. I was laid off from 1/29 and still sort of recovering but this post alone inspired me to start boxing up my stuff too. I too was a cowboy like you, but this place in the last two years weathered my spirit.
The cowboy or shepherd is a good example: The company may be hiring novices (greenhorn or tenderfoot) that can pass an exam from book knowledge, but don't know how to react if it's not in their script. The phrase "shooting from the hip" is denigrated as an insult, but it's sometimes necessary in an emergency.
ride on cowboy. great way to look at it. thanks and take care
I reckon I would have enjoyed hearing a tale of two from you at the watering hole. So long and take care!
In all seriousness thanks for posting this