Well, it is final after the hard work and time away from the family, countless hours on planes, Nortel is . . . bankrupt! The latest indignity is denying the employees who they severed their severance pay. It is almost unbelievable.
As a severed Nortel employee, I thought it may be good to have a place for us to meet, vent, and plan the future. So here it is, a place for us to gather virtually and get it our of our systems. I'll be checking in to see how it goes.
Remember, we made Nortel as great as we could given the resources we had. We will make other companies great and have successes we never imagined.
I agree -- this is unbelievable. Being laid off is bad enough, but this adds insult to injury.
ReplyDeleteIf the Canadian government is providing financial assistance to Nortel, why not use this to honor the severance agreements?! http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssWirelessTelecommunicationServices/idUSN1446286920090114
Words of encouragement:
ReplyDeleteAs the threat of layoff in a bad economy was being more of a reality, my Bible
study class began a 15 week study of the Prophets. I realized, as it was looking
more and more like I would likely be hit, that like those crazy Israelites (and
others), I was a believer in God but did not have a lot of faith in God. I did
not trust.
Against my normal nature to worry, fret and lose sleep, I decided to use my
study and be faithful. I turned all my fears and anxieties over to God and put
my trust in Him that something good will come of all of this. While my plan for
this time for getting a another job and saving my severance is going down the
toilet, it is not really about my plan. My prayers have been about staying
faithful, being calm, and being patient.
It has not been easy to maintain faithfulness as Satan often has gotten in my
head, I began to meditate and pray, counting all the great blessings in my life
(severance was one of them) and I would successfully force Satan out. Even with
this latest setback losing my severance, I still have amazing blessings to be
thankful for.
This is around the 21st or 22nd round of layoffs I have endured throughout my
career at Nortel. Several were while my wife was going through treatment for
breast cancer and my Nortel benefits were paying the bills. Talk about anxiety
and fear. I was not faithful and was quite fearful.
This time, where I actually did get laid off and now have lost my severance,
remembering the blessings in my life, praying to God that I trust Him and his
plan--I have never been so calm and slept so well.
Some words of encouragement from Isaiah 40:31.
but those who hope in the LORD
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
In the past 8 weeks, I have not had much luck with posting resumes for positions
I find on different job boards. Most of my opportunities have been through
networking. Got home from Bible Study class tonight and there were 2 requests
for interviews next week with really viable opportunities. God is good.
Hope this helps!
Ken
God Bless and good luck Ken,
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