Jenny
12-01-2001, 05:51 PM
Ok, long story. Will be short. (NO jokes. :P )
My hubby started working at the Social & Rehabilitation Services center (state job - doing welfare, child support, etc) as a computer tech for the area in mid-June. Anyway, he was put on a 6-month probationary period, which should end December 18th, when it will be made a permanent position and he'll get a raise, etc. (That is how all the comp. jobs are, not just him.) Two days ago, SRS started handing out pink slips around the office & throughout the area. There are only 3 tech people for 25 offices, so Scott's job wasn't in jeopardy.
Come to find out, they are thinking of closing 10 of the smaller offices, leaving only 15. Who knows what that will do to the tech jobs! But, we know the top of the 3 people may be getting a job in Topeka at the head office, so that would leave 2, which basically means job security, right?
In the mail today, there was a letter stating that all jobs that are on probationary periods right now, the probationary periods are being extended indefinitely. The dates it gives that all the possible firings could happen are from January 1, 2002-December 31, 2003! That's 2 years!!!!
The letter went on to say that the reason for the extended probationary period is that if someone that is already in a permanent position wants to change jobs, they can try and bump you! WTF is up with that??
Anyway, that's the story. *sigh*
My hubby started working at the Social & Rehabilitation Services center (state job - doing welfare, child support, etc) as a computer tech for the area in mid-June. Anyway, he was put on a 6-month probationary period, which should end December 18th, when it will be made a permanent position and he'll get a raise, etc. (That is how all the comp. jobs are, not just him.) Two days ago, SRS started handing out pink slips around the office & throughout the area. There are only 3 tech people for 25 offices, so Scott's job wasn't in jeopardy.
Come to find out, they are thinking of closing 10 of the smaller offices, leaving only 15. Who knows what that will do to the tech jobs! But, we know the top of the 3 people may be getting a job in Topeka at the head office, so that would leave 2, which basically means job security, right?
In the mail today, there was a letter stating that all jobs that are on probationary periods right now, the probationary periods are being extended indefinitely. The dates it gives that all the possible firings could happen are from January 1, 2002-December 31, 2003! That's 2 years!!!!
The letter went on to say that the reason for the extended probationary period is that if someone that is already in a permanent position wants to change jobs, they can try and bump you! WTF is up with that??
Anyway, that's the story. *sigh*