I work for a very small company. I am 1 of 4 employees and make up my entire deparment! I am in my 20's and have worked here for almost 2 years and have no plans to go anywhere. The other 3 are in their 60's and the president has been talking about retiring for close to 5 years now (or so I've heard).
I know over the past year, he has talked to another, similar company, about 10 miles away, that may be interested in buying our company. I confronted my boss about it when I heard about it, telling him I was worried about keeping my job. He told me I had nothing to worry about. That if this company did buy us, they'd be gaining all our clients, and would need us to handle all those accounts.
I quickly forgot about it until this past week. They are cleaning out all the filing cabinets...throwing stuff away that has been sitting in our offices for 30 years! Granted, everyone cleans out their office from time to time, right? Not our president. He is a pack-rat to the extreme. Never wants to get rid of anything. So him clearing things out like this has got me worried!
So, again, I confronted my boss about it. Asked what was going on. He said the president was thinking about retiring (duh, already knew that!) and that they were thinking of maybe getting a smaller office space to rent since half our offices are not used. He didn't mention anything about losing jobs or anything like that. I know for a fact that he needs work, too. He says he can't retire. So it seems like if he was worried about his job, I'd notice.
Anyway, all of this has me on edge. My husband is unemployed right now (was laid off in Dec. due to buy out) and so if I lose my job, we will lose everything within a matter of months. Can't pay our bills on unemployment money. We have money in the bank that is slated to last until next summer, assuming I keep my job. I would just be devastated if I lose my job, too.
Should I start looking for something else...or hang tight and see what happens?
I know over the past year, he has talked to another, similar company, about 10 miles away, that may be interested in buying our company. I confronted my boss about it when I heard about it, telling him I was worried about keeping my job. He told me I had nothing to worry about. That if this company did buy us, they'd be gaining all our clients, and would need us to handle all those accounts.
I quickly forgot about it until this past week. They are cleaning out all the filing cabinets...throwing stuff away that has been sitting in our offices for 30 years! Granted, everyone cleans out their office from time to time, right? Not our president. He is a pack-rat to the extreme. Never wants to get rid of anything. So him clearing things out like this has got me worried!
So, again, I confronted my boss about it. Asked what was going on. He said the president was thinking about retiring (duh, already knew that!) and that they were thinking of maybe getting a smaller office space to rent since half our offices are not used. He didn't mention anything about losing jobs or anything like that. I know for a fact that he needs work, too. He says he can't retire. So it seems like if he was worried about his job, I'd notice.
Anyway, all of this has me on edge. My husband is unemployed right now (was laid off in Dec. due to buy out) and so if I lose my job, we will lose everything within a matter of months. Can't pay our bills on unemployment money. We have money in the bank that is slated to last until next summer, assuming I keep my job. I would just be devastated if I lose my job, too.
Should I start looking for something else...or hang tight and see what happens?