The past year at work has been one reorganization after the other. I'm sure I've talked about it here some. Just had another bomb dropped on us today. My boss's boss is quitting. He's the one who I confided in about IVF, because he and his wife had been through it about ten years ago. He has been pretty miserable here for a while. Long story short, we were bought out by a much larger international bank. Since then (a few years ago) they have been trying to make our organizational structure similar to theirs. I work in Marketing. A lot of people have "retired" since the buyout. They've been replaced with execs from the buying bank. We had major layoffs last February that I survived. It seems that every few months there is another organizational reshuffling. Along with my boss's boss leaving, our team (Customer Intelligence) is moving from the Marketing department to the Business Development department. This is huge. Working for totally new people.
I'll still report to my immediate boss, but he's reporting to new people which means unknown expectations. The department we're going to has a reputation for scheduling meetings at 7:00 am or 6:00 pm. Not fun. I'm already working this weekend to try to catch up with stuff.
We were supposed to be starting IVF this month. Or at least begin the process whenever my period starts. Which is a day late by the way. But that doesn't really mean anything since my cycles are wonky anyway. I'm on day 29. My cycle has been as long as 37 days, so I'm sure it's coming, it's just taking its sweet time.
So anyway, in light of all of this crap going on at work, I think we're pushing off IVF for at least a month. I have a certification that I need to have done by April at work. That's why I'm coming in on the weekend, so I can get some studying done for it. I don't want to deal with cramming for that and doing IVF along with normal work stress. It's just not conducive for a positive outcome.
So crap. This sucks.
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That does suck. I'm sorry. I hope the new management is understanding of your needs and you are able to do everything you need.
I will pray that you won't need IVF!
That sucks. I hope the new bosses are ok.
That is super frustrating! I hope you get everything caught up this weekend! Make sure to bring a Ipod full of good tunes and maybe some take out! Thinking of you!
What I don't understand is how companies never seem to figure out reorgs = lowering employee moral. I used to work for a company that reorged every 6 months, and it drove me insane. I wasn't sad to leave when I finally did.
It really sucks that the whole thing has messed up your plans for IVF. That certainly doesn't boost your morale for the company.
I'm giving it all a huge thumbs down all around.
I hope that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Well boo. That's a lot of change at work. Wishing you an easy transition as it all happens.
It sounds like a good decision to put off IVF for another month. It's a lot to go through.
Thinking of you!
That sucks all around. I hope that the move to the new department goes well and that you aren't the victim of too many 7am and 6pm meetings. Blech.
Ugh. I'm sorry these changes are impacting your IVF cycle. But I understand the impulse to put it off, because IVF has enough stress on it's own without trying to navigate it with new bosses and new teams and late meetings and crazy work stuff. Wishing you a little peace through all this change.
Oh, that sucks. I get to work between 6:45 and 7am and there's no way I'd be awake enough to pay attention to a meeting. Hope the change goes ok.
Hey, I meant to ask you this last night, but when your DH was on Clomid, did he gain weight? Mine has put on about 15 lbs, and he's pretty upset about it. I don't want to mention that I think it's probably from the Clomid because I don't want him to have any reason not to take it anymore.
He really has changed his exercise plan, but now that I think about it...I've been dieting, and I'll push more food on him so there will be less for me to eat...I guess I'm going to have to work on that! I've just been so afraid the new dr would get on to me for my weight since they always did at St. Vincents.
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