I've been working at my current job for over a year, and I have to say, it's the best job I've had so far. Lots of independence, opportunities to learn new things, great team. I was starting to think maybe this could be a place I stick around a while.
Then my buddy who works there tells me that he got laid off today, zero notice, while on paternity leave. And this is literally the day after the big international corporate meeting trying to get us all amped up for the new goals, where they claimed that they are a people-focused company and things are going to be bigger and better!
They want us to be emotionally invested in our jobs, but how can we do that when we could be unemployed at a moments notice? I had a coworker who had the most austere desk I've ever seen, and I'm starting to think he had the right idea. If I'm fired one day before I go into work, I don't want any of my stuff to be there.
I'm recommitting to working for my own benefit (and the patients who rely on our products). But screw the “customers” (i.e. the parasitic healthcare industry) and screw senior leadership. They do not deserve any “courtesy,” professional or otherwise.
I realize I'm basically yelling at clouds. But I needed the reminder that I have to look out for number one, because they sure don't care.