yes news again, this time the headline read: "BB to cut 100 broadcast jobs" (source: REUTERS) haha! *ouch!* ....this is the first time in 28 years since BB was founded that we had to let someone go like that.
ironically, i was just at this job fair in school yesterday, talking to hundreds of young soon-to-be graduates and convincing them to apply for a position with us. many of those students and even my professor asked the same question: "is BB affected by the recession?" i confidently said to them: "BB is still hiring aggressively despite current economic situation and we have no retrenchment plans." technically, i am still right and wasn't lying. it's true that we're hiring quite a bit because my department is indeed expanding and a generous budget was awarded to us for this financial year. but well i'm sorry about the second part, we do retrench afterall.
although this retrenchment exercise affects only the BB TV and radio folks it still came as a HUGE surprise to all of us. we were always told by HR that we have NEVER laid off a single person even during the toughest 9-11 period. but who's to say we have absolute job security right?? time to get real.
i think my conversation with the professor ended this way: "we should always count our blessings day by day..." how true...
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