april 2 announcement

the place where i invest 10 years of my time is closing soon - the announcement made last april 2 by the corporate management has brought mixed emotion to the employees - some were happy, others were sad. happy in a way that our stay here no matter how long and short will be well compensated. the incentive package is very attractive, enough to start a new beginning.

i was a girl when i joined this company, became a woman, now a mother - i too, have mixed emotion, i'm sad because i truly loved this company, i've gained so much knowledge, been to a lot of places and able to meet people in different races - 10 years of stay is still short for me, i want to stay longer. i've been receiving offers to other sites, but i'm still not decided yet -have to balance between my family's welfare and my career. other sites, esp asian sites will radically change our lives, the culture and the language barriers that we need to overcome. i'm praying that we will be transferred to a more westernized site wherein we only need little adjustment except for the seasons. i'm leaving it all to our Heavenly Father - may Thy will be done.

i'm sad too that phil govt has made no action to further hold presence of this company in the country - this will add on to the numbers of jobless individual in the phils, not just former employees but our suppliers as well, they too need to reduce headcounts to balance the operating cost. most of our local suppliers relied 40% of their business to our company. this will definitely contribute to the poverty line of our population. if only i could do something...