There was a moment there, when March was drawing to a close and the markets were showing signs of stabilization (even maybe a bounce), where (the national) 'we' held our breath and thought that the job market was going to show signs of lightly touching bottom... then we got the March report and thought again.
We've been talking to a lot of companies lately about how their own internal restructuring is going. “What have your meetings been like? Are you still planning lay-offs? Are you, communally, searching for normalcy in your operations? … What's up?”
They 'answer' these questions and, in the same breath, I hear the steady drone of the holding pattern, fear of bird strike and concerns about fuel levels... and I just hope that employees aren't hearing the same hum in the buzz around the office because that hum has a captivating quality akin to a car crash.
Offices are strange places. They have the acoustics of a sea-side cave and the frenetic energy of a carnival perpetually leaving town.
When you get asked, “What's up?”, answer that question with a wide, sweeping gesture, a stroke of confidence and a smile because everyone can see and hear you. If you don't know "What's up?" ask someone else.
If it turns out that no one knows, then the one thing you can be sure of is that this is the last time the carnival is leaving town.
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