Fore Warned
When I arrived in the office this morning, I was instructed to meet with the director of our office within the next few minutes. I was not surprised. I knew this meeting was coming. Did I know the details? No. Did I know how it was going to affect me? Kind of, but not completely. The Sr. Vice President of our division has been talking about this day for months. He has reminded us about it almost every week since July of last year. We just did not know the details.
So, when I walked into the meeting, I was informed that we were laying off agents from our division that had been working for our company for the past 3 to 11 years. It was not a surprise. Again, we had been told that it would go that deep, maybe even more. I just wanted to the details.
Now I have the details, do I know what it will look like when it is done? No. Do I have an idea? Yes. Do I know what I need to do about it? Yes. I had been fore warned.
However, as the day progressed, I was amazed to see the different reactions of those around me. Some were actually surprised and caught completely off guard. They did not think it would ever involve them, so they did not pay attention to it. Some were just like me, they knew it was happening, they knew that they would more than likely be involved and have been preparing for it for the past several months. Other knew it was coming, but they just did not want to believe it would really happen. They were hoping that something would change during the time of fore warning.
It has me wondering about other fore warnings in my life. I wonder if I am prepared. Do I know what the details are? No. Do I know how I will be affected? No. Should I take heed and prepare? Yes. Am I? This is where I need to start evaluating. I think I can do better. I think we all can. Take heed. Do what you have to do to prepare. Do what you need to do to help others. This is on my mind today. I need to do better and warning. I am learning.
So, when I walked into the meeting, I was informed that we were laying off agents from our division that had been working for our company for the past 3 to 11 years. It was not a surprise. Again, we had been told that it would go that deep, maybe even more. I just wanted to the details.
Now I have the details, do I know what it will look like when it is done? No. Do I have an idea? Yes. Do I know what I need to do about it? Yes. I had been fore warned.
However, as the day progressed, I was amazed to see the different reactions of those around me. Some were actually surprised and caught completely off guard. They did not think it would ever involve them, so they did not pay attention to it. Some were just like me, they knew it was happening, they knew that they would more than likely be involved and have been preparing for it for the past several months. Other knew it was coming, but they just did not want to believe it would really happen. They were hoping that something would change during the time of fore warning.
It has me wondering about other fore warnings in my life. I wonder if I am prepared. Do I know what the details are? No. Do I know how I will be affected? No. Should I take heed and prepare? Yes. Am I? This is where I need to start evaluating. I think I can do better. I think we all can. Take heed. Do what you have to do to prepare. Do what you need to do to help others. This is on my mind today. I need to do better and warning. I am learning.
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