Career Crisis – How to save your job amid widespread layoffs?
Recently Krishna - The career counselor, met Arjuna – the middle level Project manager. Arjuna was looking quite anxious. Krishna asked for the reason. Arjuna told him that his company has shown the door to so many people that he feels any day could be his last day in the office. That’s why Arjuna was living in anxiety. The company was trimming itself to save huge costs and thereby remain competitive in this cut throat competition. Arjuna felt that he was also considered by his manager as a person who was not doing anything too significant to impact the company to great extent. He tried to get some advice from his seniors but they just made fun of him. He was disgusted and was unable to find any suitable solution to this pertinent problem. Krishna heard with patience and then with a smile told him – O Arjuna, don’t lie down your weapons because it indicates that you have accepted defeat. Instead, re-train yourself in some new skills which make you indispensable. Go for career o