Probably the worst title. Sorry.
Context: I work for company A who manages the food services for company B. This includes feeding patients and a cafe. I manage the cafe. I was promoted just over three months ago. For almost a month now company B has been talking layoffs to course correct C19 spending.
Today I should be celebrating my amazing team reached the sales goal for the first time since we took over management in 19. I am so proud. This is about them. They are enthusiastic about their work and it shows in their service and food. We have cooks meetings, service meetings and talk about what we want to do. Its a real change in them since the last retail manager and chef left. I’m doing my best to manage them as adults with pride in their work(chef did not) and with valuable input to provide. Respect. How i want to be managed.
Except today it has begun. They laid someone off in my department. A super kind woman with a young kid. She was my favorite person there.
Last week while they were talking about how many people to lay off from food, transport and clerks they were also spending 10K catering doctors day for huge amounts of food to go to waste.
They are likely going to lay off more members of my team. My boss is fighting it as hard as he can but we expect to lose more people soon.
In fact multiple levels up of bosses are fighting and pulling out our contract demanding they stick to it with the number of staff members we were promised. Meaning if we get that we would gain staff and not lose them.
I’m so angry and I can’t fix anything. I trust my company to fight. I just hope it’s enough.
I will be helping the woman laid off join my company in a different location. I couldn’t protect her but i can help her.