Freelance Hack
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I hope you'll pardon me for this thread, but I just need a place to rant for a while.
Earlier this week, I learned the department where I work was being outsourced. A consultant from a local marketing firm who was supposedly hired to see how we could do our jobs better, now his firm will be handling most of the marketing and communications for the agency.
I'm not really upset at that because even non-profits are businesses. They'll do whatever they can to save a dime or two. If that means canning the marketing and PR staff, then so be it. The agency was at least nice enough to give us a two-week notice, plus retain a consultant to help us transition into a new job.
The CEO was even apologetic when he gave me the news, knowing that I'd only been here nine months. He kept saying that it wasn't my performance. I'm not sure how I can explain that on my resume.
What's getting to me now, though, is this non-stop parade of people coming to my office, offering their condolences. I feel as if I should be put in a casket and arrange visitation hours. Obviously, I don't mind those I was closest to coming by, but it's the people that never talked to me or had little to do with me or my department that now feel the need to say something. Part of me just wants to say "**** off." Instead, I just nod and smile politely. I'm sure they mean well and are doing this just to clear their conscience. Hopefully, it makes them feel better.
I'm not posting this looking for a pity party (info on freelancing gigs/jobs would be a nice party gift, though). I'm just looking to vent and having done that, I'm feeling a little better.
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Earlier this week, I learned the department where I work was being outsourced. A consultant from a local marketing firm who was supposedly hired to see how we could do our jobs better, now his firm will be handling most of the marketing and communications for the agency.
I'm not really upset at that because even non-profits are businesses. They'll do whatever they can to save a dime or two. If that means canning the marketing and PR staff, then so be it. The agency was at least nice enough to give us a two-week notice, plus retain a consultant to help us transition into a new job.
The CEO was even apologetic when he gave me the news, knowing that I'd only been here nine months. He kept saying that it wasn't my performance. I'm not sure how I can explain that on my resume.
What's getting to me now, though, is this non-stop parade of people coming to my office, offering their condolences. I feel as if I should be put in a casket and arrange visitation hours. Obviously, I don't mind those I was closest to coming by, but it's the people that never talked to me or had little to do with me or my department that now feel the need to say something. Part of me just wants to say "**** off." Instead, I just nod and smile politely. I'm sure they mean well and are doing this just to clear their conscience. Hopefully, it makes them feel better.
I'm not posting this looking for a pity party (info on freelancing gigs/jobs would be a nice party gift, though). I'm just looking to vent and having done that, I'm feeling a little better.
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