We are not Moving.
March 10th, 2009
Well, the move to North Carolina is off. Last week I was called in to HR and Volvo rescinded their offer for me to move and informed me they no longer had a position for me at all. I was given a 60 day notice, so after May 4 I will be unemployed. 
I learned in January that my role was going to be decommissioned in May and that Volvo was reducing my team from 13 people world wide to just 3 worldwide. I had hoped for one of the 3 global positions, but I did not get it. As a result of the bad economy, Volvo has stated they could not find a new position for me, and they had to terminate my employment after 23 years of service! I was one of 11 people planning to move that was eliminated as well as 21 people in the Greensboro area.
I am sad to leave and a bit scared as I have not looked for employment in 23 years. I do have hope that something bigger and better will come my way. I will obtain my B.S. degree in Management of Information Systems in May, so that should be of some help opening a few more doors. I am still thinking about starting work on Masters this fall as I think that will also help.
It has taken me a week to absorb some of the shock. Now it is time to start looking forward. If you know of anything that may be of benefit to me, let me know. Also I am building my network on Linkedin.com, you will find a link at the top right side of my page. If you are already a member, please join my network. If your not, you should check out joining. (and then connect to me of course).
