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I wasn't sure where to post this, but wanted to share my day with ya'll. I got called in Human Resources where i was told i would be stepped down to a different position (lots of pluses to it cuz state is changing definitions and after 15yrs I will soon no longer be qualified for the job i do now and no on call!!) I am very grateful that i will still have a job and feel more secure in knowing this. However, it comes at a cost.

One of the people under me is going to lose their job. This i feel badly about, cuz in some ways it is because of me writing them up for various problems. I take some comfort in knowing that they are allready signed up for retirement and although they are a very likeable person, they really are not well suited for the position, although they certainly try very hard.

I don't like feeling like I am responsible for someone either keeping or losing their job. But i guess that goes with the territory. And then i got to thinking it really isn't my responsibility so much as holding someone accountable for their work. But maybe i am just trying to rationalize it so that i don't feel so bad about it.

So, now that this is going into effect soon, i am deluged with paperwork to try to make this as smooth a transition as possible for the person who will take over the position i currently have. I chose emotion management because of the conflicting feelings i have surrounding this. I am very grateful i will still have a job and am excited about having less responsibility with no loss of pay. I am not very nervous about having a new supervisor as it is someone i allready know and i have reassured them that i am fine with this. I just really do feel very badly for the person who will be out of a job. I dunno if they will get fired or will get riffed but i have a feeling that they will get fired so the company wont have to pay for unemployment. So, thats where Im at today. Thanks for listening

luvs u all

wow goldie that is a tough spot to be in . I will keep you and them in my prayers

congrats on getting your pot sweetened sis!!!

when the Lord chooses to bless us, there will always be someone who isn't getting a blessing.

i'm not saying were not to have compassion or feel empathy for their situation, scripture is clear: laugh with those that laugh and cry with those that cry; but it doesn't say ... stay crying with those that cry.

i think its perfectly fine to be mourning with and for this persons loss and then to move on from it into what the Lord has given you.

its crazy, but i think sometimes we need permssion to enjoy the good things that come our way.

i remember years ago darrell came home from work this one day, and it was "bonus" time, we used to get HUGE interim bonuses (10-15K); we were out for dinner and he tells me that he had to let 2 guys go ... GAG, i could hardly finish my dinner; these guys had wives and kids.

i wonder, is this part of what paul meant when he said about learning to live in abundance?

sorry, didn't mean to ramble there ... but i think i still struggle with this somewhat. i think, golders, what we do is know the truth ... and keep reminding ourselves of it, until our feelings/heart comes on line with it ... (i think) ... like i said ... still chew'n on it.

luvu