Career changes

I recently learned what I had wondered for months. CMS will keep Jason, and I will be let out to greener pastures. There are less than 50 employees left after the six months of departures that followed December's workforce reduction, so they did not need to keep us both.

I had hoped that my slightly-more-senior position, and the fact I had supported all the computers, servers, networks, etc. for multiple months-long stints, even when we were at 100+ people, would give me an advantage. Maybe it is because he is so good. Maybe our new boss (mine for the next few months) preferred to take over my non-desktop support role. Maybe I could have played dirty. Maybe they get a price break with him over me. I will not dwell on why.

They are keeping me until November 4th, and I will be allowed to use the company network and phones in my job search. A half-dozen contacts are swimming through my brain, and I immediatly appreciate that I have enough time to make a value-driven decision.