Ok so I have lost my position at my day job. I knew it was coming and it really has been a breath of fresh air. The people that have joined the department within the last year have not been very inspiring as management. The rudeness, unsympatheticness, and downright laziness has brought the moral of the department down. It had turned into "Us vs. Them". So I was terminated and now can take a position over in our main office. The position pays 47% less than what I was making, but the money doesn't matter to me anymore. I will gladly take the pay cut to be under less stress. I feel bad for things to come to those that are still there and I hope good things for them. I don't see a positive outlook for the department anytime soon. I understand that the economy is bad, but extra efforts to contact more and more people is not going to help build the sales department if they continue to lower rates and raise targets. I don't see why they don't see the downfall to the sales agents. Maybe I look at things differently, but it just isn't going to happen. If you sell something for $1000 that is normally $2000 because people are not buying and then raise the sales target by 5% when current targets are not being met that just is a setup for failure.
In my new position it will not be my job to generate the sale, but to close it. I am looking forward to the fresh air, the nicer atmosphere, and the overall positive moral.
On another note. I will not be starting this position right away. My mother took a horrible fall. She must have surgery to fix her knee cap. It is scary to me because my grandmother died after knee surgery due to her heart condition. My mom has the same heart condition. I am being positive and sat in the hospital for almost 9 hours last night waiting for a confirmation of the surgery even with a massive migraine. Still no word on the surgery, but it will be next week. I pray that all will be well.
I have realized that the devil is more present during the holidays and I have prayed to god that I have the strength this year as I didn't last year.
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Good luck at your new job! I think a lot of people are having to "tighten the belt" in this economy. Being employed, even at a pay-cut, is a blessing. And less stress is such a bonus!
How is your Mom doing? She is in my thoughts and prayers!
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