That’s a bit irritating

It's been a while since I left my last job. And mostly, I'm over it. Moved on.

But yesterday, I talked with someone who was giving me an update on my old team.

The story I heard was that the department my team moved into right before I was let go wanted to save some money. The broader organization put a dollar figure on savings, and so my boss decided she could help with that…

One guy who was moving to our team left the company - that's some of that money…. But she could help more and deal with me (owing to her taking a dislike to me, after specifically bringing me on to do a job - which I completed!) in one swoop.

Did she have to? No.

But can't miss that opportunity to kiss up!

As I looked for an escape hatch, I talked with people in information security. Seemed like a natural next step. But of course I had no luck. (Aside: I also heard that one senior person in the group found out I was let go and was surprised - even though I had told her myself, hello?)

And why does that matter? Well, the second piece of news is that the team moved (again!) …. This time into information security. Figures.

Oh but it doesn't quite stop there. The old boss didn't move with the team, they found a new role for her…and the team now reports to one of the people I was talking to about a role.

So it's like a little salt in a wound. Getting rid of me was pointless in a way. And stupid. And self serving.

Sigh…. I have some thoughts. Mostly about the old boss…

But.

Whatever.