When one party is eliminated, the others are also dismissed; how should a decision be made in such a stalemate?
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The company I currently work for was originally an engineering firm. The boss was originally a research specialist with no knowledge of engineering; a few years ago, on a whim, he started an engineering company that focused on coal tar, without any design qualifications. It’s been about a year since I started operating the business; this year, the industry is in a poor state, which has been really disastrous, so I’ve switched to dealing with process packages. Three months ago, across our entire engineering department – instrumentation, electrical, structure, piping – one person from each specialty was kept to work on the process package, while everyone else was laid off. There used to be a dozen people in the piping team, but now I’m the only one left, assisting with the process package to complete the proposed layout diagrams. Now the question is, focusing only on the process package – the work involved in preparing the layout drawings itself isn’t very intensive, so I finished it quite quickly. The work load is extremely light; I’m a hindrance at the office, so my boss has started finding various excuses to \"warn\" me, things like checking my phone at work ； There are a few other majors where students are also idle; those who were late several times have already been advised to leave. I heard that the management has started consulting those pipefitters who were laid off before and have worked for a year or two; anyway, the work related to piping has already been completed. I have been working for six years now, and my salary is relatively high. So, in order to cut costs, my manager decided to keep the piping specialist position and assign a newcomer to replace me. A leader who knows nothing about design thinks in economic terms – that’s all there is to it. Our department head likes me quite a bit and says he wants to keep me. But, personally, I think that, first of all, there is no future for me in working with piping in this unit ； Secondly, since the leader has already made up his mind, staying would only mean facing various troubles and criticisms; it wouldn’t be comfortable at all ； I feel really frustrated right now; it’s not that I don’t want to work, but there’s no work available. Staying here only wastes my youth. Personally, I would like to have a talk with my manager, after all, in a private company it’s a two-way decision. I’d rather have an open discussion about this. If you want to fire me, do it openly – there’s no need to create unhappiness behind my back. Teach leaders how to behave: trust those you trust, and don’t employ those you doubt. If you don’t even have such common sense, don’t expect to be able to lead a team. I have no respect for such leaders; I’ll just go my own way ； If you don’t want to fire me, then be honest – stop using all those tricks. Then I might consider staying. Although the market is poor right now, it’s not that difficult to find a job. After all, with six years of work experience in a design institute, a lower price is still acceptable. Please, those with experience, give some advice.
Why walk away on your own? If layoffs are necessary, ensure proper compensation is provided
Now, he leads various efforts to secure external contracts, undertakes all kinds of environmental protection projects, and produces construction drawings. A project takes about 10 days for the piping work (including equipment layout, piping arrangement, single-line diagrams, comprehensive material lists, and all requirements specific to various disciplines); there is no review phase at all, and the drawings are produced directly. Previously, I worked on chemical pipelines using 3D drafting; now, I use CAD for all my drawings. I’m not familiar with the regulations in the environmental protection industry, which makes me feel uneasy. Although pipes used in environmental protection applications are not considered pressure pipes under normal temperature and pressure conditions, so it should be relatively simple, I’ve never done this before, and there’s no one to oversee the process. The leader also thinks that constantly interfering is enough; giving you a day or two is already quite good. With such a leader, there’s no way to communicate. It’s all about tears.
Our industrial furnace specialist and the planning secretary have both been persuaded to resign these past two days, for various reasons. In fact, they were fired without any compensation. There is also compensation for those who were laid off three months ago. If you want to find fault with someone, there’s always a way to do it. I haven’t been caught violating any discipline rules; they just said I used my phone at work, and I’ve already been warned. I don’t even bring my phone to the office anymore; I’m curious to see what ridiculous excuses the company will come up with to fire me.
Or you can keep looking. Although the industry isn’t doing very well, given that you have a formal background in this field, your chances should be higher.
Looking at it positively, the boss is also under a lot of pressure. The atmosphere of the speech, as well as the sensitivity to things, are different now.
Let’s go; there’s nothing worth staying for. There is no future in such a workplace, and one can learn nothing there.
Thank you for the teacher’s advice; I’ve read many of your posts, and they have been very helpful. The boss does face a lot of pressure as well; a leader who doesn’t understand engineering will be judged by the market. I’ve also learned a lot of professional knowledge during this time. But it’s annoying when the boss keeps finding faults every day.
Actually, it could be turned into a debate thread. To go or to stay is up to you; no one else can help you make the decision. At present, companies have not reached a point where nothing can get done without certain people; it’s just more difficult. After all, much of work involves interacting with people, and even if the procedures aren’t understood or the design is flawed, it’s possible that no one will notice until it’s too late, and that’s that. Similarly, no one is dependent on a single company to survive; it’s easy to find work, but difficult to negotiate salaries, or it’s simply a matter of whether the income earned matches one’s expectations in terms of effort put in.
Businessmen are driven by profit; when the industry is in a downturn, owners surely try every means to cut costs, and piping work can easily be done by others. Everything you are feeling right now can be dismissed with a smile. I think you’d better be practical and try to find other jobs first; we can talk about this again once you’ve found something.
Okay, do you have the permission to turn it into a debate thread? Actually, I also hope to broaden my thinking through the opinions of fellow travelers. After all, I’m still too young, and my heart is filled with bitterness at the moment; it’s not appropriate to make hasty decisions now. Let’s take a look at everyone’s opinions, consider them all carefully, and make a decision when things are calm.