Comments on: Grieving for What Was Never Mine http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/27/grieving-for-what-was-never-mine/ The upside of the downturn Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:42:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 By: Lillian http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/27/grieving-for-what-was-never-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-387 Lillian Sat, 28 Feb 2009 14:59:47 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2345#comment-387 I'd just purchased a photo frame for the picture of my dog to put on "my" desk when I was pulled aside and told that I was no longer needed due to the economy. I have since returned to the company to do small freelance projects at that same desk, but I leave it bare. I take what I need for the day and take it home after I leave. I’d just purchased a photo frame for the picture of my dog to put on “my” desk when I was pulled aside and told that I was no longer needed due to the economy.

I have since returned to the company to do small freelance projects at that same desk, but I leave it bare. I take what I need for the day and take it home after I leave.

]]> By: Target-Addict http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/27/grieving-for-what-was-never-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-381 Target-Addict Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:31:20 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2345#comment-381 At my place of employment (a large tech company with 10,000+ employees) they make a habit of moving people to different buildings on campus every 15 months or so. [Why? Don't even ask...the cost to do so is outrageous]. To that end, I have learned to not get too attached to whatever office/cubicle I'm in, and to only pack/keep the essentials. I've been in my current space for just over a year, and like clockwork we've announced another move: this time to another city (closer to my home, yippee!) at the end of 2010. Needless to say I've already started to cull needless crap from my workspace as to not need to move it with me at that time. At my place of employment (a large tech company with 10,000+ employees) they make a habit of moving people to different buildings on campus every 15 months or so. [Why? Don't even ask...the cost to do so is outrageous]. To that end, I have learned to not get too attached to whatever office/cubicle I’m in, and to only pack/keep the essentials. I’ve been in my current space for just over a year, and like clockwork we’ve announced another move: this time to another city (closer to my home, yippee!) at the end of 2010. Needless to say I’ve already started to cull needless crap from my workspace as to not need to move it with me at that time.

]]> By: katie http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/27/grieving-for-what-was-never-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-367 katie Fri, 27 Feb 2009 20:20:10 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2345#comment-367 Great pt about "mine" vs theirs. When I lost my job last year, I also lost my first office. It took forever to clear my stuff out b/c I treated it like it was "my" room (disco ball, exercise ball, posters). As a result, I have no personal items in my current office. That way there's no confusion btw "mine" and theirs. Plus, it makes for quick clean up during a job elimination. Great pt about “mine” vs theirs. When I lost my job last year, I also lost my first office. It took forever to clear my stuff out b/c I treated it like it was “my” room (disco ball, exercise ball, posters). As a result, I have no personal items in my current office. That way there’s no confusion btw “mine” and theirs. Plus, it makes for quick clean up during a job elimination.

]]> By: Laura http://www.recessionwire.com/2009/02/27/grieving-for-what-was-never-mine/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Laura Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:31:22 +0000 http://www.recessionwire.com/?p=2345#comment-365 I recently read a fascinating book about exactly this sort of thing. Check out "Married to the job: Why We Live to Work and What We Can Do About It" http://www.amazon.com/Married-Job-Live-Work-About/dp/0743215788 She basically says that it has become our cultural norm that the more and more we define ourselves by our work - and workplace - the less we identify with our lives outside of work (and the less time we spend interacting with our communities outside of work, the more important work becomes, and... vicious cycle). Highly recommended reality check. I recently read a fascinating book about exactly this sort of thing. Check out “Married to the job: Why We Live to Work and What We Can Do About It” http://www.amazon.com/Married-Job-Live-Work-About/dp/0743215788

She basically says that it has become our cultural norm that the more and more we define ourselves by our work – and workplace – the less we identify with our lives outside of work (and the less time we spend interacting with our communities outside of work, the more important work becomes, and… vicious cycle). Highly recommended reality check.

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