Story of Struggle with Change

I had been working with my company at a senior position since the last 10 years. Just a month ago, our CEO announced that we were being bought and hence been taken over by a multinational company. It has been 30 days and the take over was swift and quick. It seemed like that for the company, but for me, the changeover seems to be taking ages.

I am scared and full of fear. What will happen to me? I used to be I the second line reporting to the National Sales head. Earlier, if the regional sales figure dipped even for a day, I used to get a call from my team whatever time of night that tomorrow’s report would have a red line. But with this takeover, it seems like my team is not there, I am away from most of the crucial happenings. In fact I have no clue what is happening. Like I have become redundant.

I do understand that it will take time for operations to smoothen out, but my fears are not allowing me to function effectively. I am sacred. I don’t know whether to sit quiet or worry for my job. I am myself so scared that I can’t even give any reassurance to my team. Suddenly all people, senior and junior are together like a scared herd of people awaiting a final verdict. Sad this is. I did not invest so many years in my career to see these kind of days. Let them call me for the first meeting and I will not agree to weird changes.

In case I do even continue, and we are not asked to seek other’s jobs, will we be able to work in the new culture. Can I change. What if I don’t like their style of working. Not sure, what kind of rampant changes they new guys will bring in to make us more profitable. I used to report to the National head earlier. I am not going to report to anyone more junior than that. They can forget it. I have told my team also that if they are asked to report to anyone else, they should quit. In case I am asked to leave, my team of 90 people will leave with me and I will make the company cry tears of regret.

Ah, my first meeting with the new Operation National Head happened. He has asked me to take over an additional peer level role in the interim for 6 months as that person has resigned and a replacement cannot be found very quickly. Serve them right. Anyway, I am going to refuse. I have a feeling that with bother roles under me, who knows I might slip after being overloaded. Is their idea to catch me with a fault and then deal the final blow.

Does this sound familiar? Have you faced this or are facing this… Scared of Change… Do not know how to manage this? Whatever be the outcome, the journey should be positive and full of learnings. For many, these kind of changes become turning points in their lives, as they looked at these very seriously and converted every moment into an opportunity. Type yes if this sounds familiar.

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Renu Khanna

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