In early May we were informed that several production lines from my plant would be moving to Mexico. The six-month notice time is almost over, and the ax will soon be falling. Until people actually begin to be laid off, no one knows exactly who will be affected. There is a complicated bumping procedure that will happen, and eligible people will be offered early retirement packages, so depending on what order things are done in, and what areas go first, I might or might not be caught. It's possible that I could stay, though with my line being one of the ones going, I'd have a different, possibly lower-level job. It's also possible that I could be laid off, which is a scary thought since I have a car payment that is bigger than my house payment. Current rumor has it that they are having trouble with my particular line down South, so my job might not be affected at all for awhile. Though the thought of job-hunting and unemployment payments and making do on less is scary, I would just like to KNOW. The hardest thing is going around not knowing if you'll be affected or when. The average age and years of service are high where I work, so there are many who would be eligible to retire, and some already plan to do so. But I don't have that option.
I need to work harder at that winning-the-lottery plan!
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