<p>Merger happened three years ago. Never expected his division to be to taken over by the merged co, but it happened. H spent the better part of the first year and a half taking care of his workers, trying to save them, helping them get placed elsewhere: captain of his ship. He did not feel great about his own prospects, but he has survived, which is HUGE accomplishment. But he was demoted, and has no real job delineations, causing the performance reviews to be weird. Uncharted territory!
Since the demotion back to the line he has been productive, has brought in business, assists/consults in managing, but is in never never land.
How many more weird performance reviews can he get?!</p>
<p>No, I do not work (for money@@). I have followed H around the world to support his career for the last 20 years, raised the girls, been a heavy volunteer, have an out of date MBA and top UG degree. But I am woefully unemployable! In a better economy, it would be a different story- I would think it a good risk to invest in myself a bit, and in something local. As it is, I have no idea where we will live after 2012! My only option is to go back to heavy volunteering, which has some benefits to me, but I am not thrilled about it career-wise, although I do like to do good for others.</p>
<p>I am getting bored with my story. But it may be a perspective others have not seen before…</p>