Real Life Scare...

Just two months ago if you were to ask how business was doing with my company, I would have told you we were as busy as ever. But I sometimes forget that we are now part of a larger company as JWS was purchased by an Alabama company a few years ago.

Yesterday around 4 P.M, we all received the same mandatory meeting request:

Subject: CAI Update
Location: Support Department

RE: If you are unable to attend the meeting, you will be given a call and we will fill you in on the content that will be discussed.

YIKES! The meeting was scheduled for 1 P.M. the following day (today). You can only imagine what was going through people's minds, as well as mine. And being that I was traveling made it even more unnerving.

Yes, it was true that several people were laid off, JWS was not directly affected by the initiative. We did recently have a couple people leave, but they were not let go, although JWS is not hiring for those positions as we are in a hiring freeze.

We have been affected by the current market, especially since we serve the construction industry. We were assured that no more layoffs are planned, although the future will tell the truth; obviously.

It's just a stark reminder that everyone needs to do all they can do to better serve their customers and the business they work in. We all need to do the best we can to find new business and keep current business strong.

I must say it wasn't a pleasant feeling getting an e-mail like that. Hopefully it's the last........