The Beginning of the End

I got some awful news in a work email today. It was phrased so casually, but it was absolutely shocking. All work projects will now be made primarily of recycled material. We’ve already done a few projects that way, and it was found that they reduce editorial time by close to 75%. At best, this means that my job will be radically changed. I’ll work on only a subset of my former tasks, leaving most of my expertise wasted. At worst, I’ll lose my job. Certainly some people will be laid off, because there won’t be enough work to go around. I estimate 1 lateral move and 2 exits. With our department so reduced, they might decide they don’t need my boss anymore either.

This is it. This is the beginning of the end. 🙁