From blog of friend, I got to know Qimonda was officially closed yesterday. I can feel what he felt when he heard "... You are no longer employee of Qimonda..."
Because I was once being retrenched in 2001. It was a retrenchment effective in 24 hours. Who was in the list was called one after another came out from GM's room. Nobody knew who was going to be the next. Unfortunately, I was the last name to be called.
Everyone was shocked because it happened in such a unexpected situation. "Didn't we just have our office expanded?" "And hadn't we taken few software programmers not long ago?" "Is it really that bad?" At one time, there were so many questions in my mind and others'. I could not believe that I got to leave this company and my dearest colleagues and teams in such a hurry.
Our eyes were red and wet. We were speechless because we knew once we said some words, we couldn't stop our tears. It's really a hardwork for me to say farewell to others. I forgot how I left the office that evening ...
But it was not over, as it's about knock off time, I got to come back tomorrow to bring away my stuffs. I had to come back again, to pack my stuffs, and said good bye again to colleagues who were stayed.
"Do you have so many things to be cleared up from your workplace?"
Yeah, I used to deco my workspace with personal stuffs so I felt belonging. But it is not anymore since then, except those to be tuck-in. I learn that workspace is just a place to work, job can be gone in second, I shall not keep too many personal things so I can take minor time to clean it before I leave. So is life, which is full of uncertainty!
We shall keep things (and secret) as little as possible so we can leave at any time without bother. But we shall keep good memories as many as we can so we can take it away with our breath.
However, being retrenched is not a damn bad thing in life. And it's definitely not a evaluation of your past performance in works. It's a chance for you to re-plan your future and adjust your mind. Take this chance to learn the uncertainty of life. So you would cherish your next chance of being recruited. So you won't easily give up your coming job in future.
Always be aware of the impact which economy crisis can bring to you. Do you have enough saving to survive while jobless? Luckily I could depend on my husband who worked while I were jobless. But who you can depend on if you don't have enough saving?
To whoever has lost their job, I do wishing you good lucks, always be optimistic and having enough saving to overcome the hard time.
Keep up your strength for next fight! And keep your life simple from now on.
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