I have put everything I can into my job, I have worked all the hours asked of me, put extra effort in wherever I can got glowing reviews, changed entire processes (for the better) system wide changes and became a person of “expertise” to put out the fires no one else could.
The company in question has after what can only be described as several miss steps engaged in its second round of involuntary redundancies, no the directors did not take pay or even bonus cuts no they did not try to preserve the business just started getting rid of people.
I completed on my first house this week, my first home I have ever owned after putting every single bit of money I could into it, 2 days later I have no job, the company new this, knew months ago they would be culling people at not at single point thought about letting me know, stopping me or giving me a heads up just let me plough right into disaster because you know why ? they don't give a shit about you. You are a number on a sheet a metric a burden they can get rid of so they can retain their boat, 3rd car or whatever else they do. You dont matter to them and the mistake is to get comfortable enough to think you do.