Any employee knows that "safe" really means "safe for now"..essentially we get another 3 months until this starts all over again.
I was designated for surplus back in 2010, but was fortunate to find another position as were 95% of the other folks impacted but who wanted to stay.
Since then, in this group, I've been through an average of 2 reductions per year. 8+ years of that really wears on folks.
I've continued to work hard not just in doing my job, but trying to fix processes that don't work well and improve others where the opportunity arose. Now my main goal is to find a job that will be relatively "safe" for another 13 months so I can reach a point where my pension lump sum payout rises.
I'll keep working hard, but the motivation has definitely changed.
This isn’t my original thread but a repost from @Xm6ELU6-wbj