I have been working at this job for 6 years. In those years I’ve seen some tough times, but nothing as tough as right now. The company has grown to fast and now it needs to make a tough decision. There have been whispers around the office about people being laid off. I don’t want to join in on the rumours but I have just received an email from the boss asking if I would come to her office.
Right now my heart is racing, I don’t want to loose this job! I shouldn’t overreact, I have been here so long and I’ve worked so hard, they are not going to fire me. But some other long term colleagues have already spoken with the boss and they went straight home without talking with anyone. I was super nervous when I went to the elevator. When I got in I pressed the top button. I notice my hand trembling, almost pressing the wrong button. After a nerve racking elevator ride I reached her office.
“Yes, Steven. Come in. Please sit down”
I walked towards her shaking and sit in the chair in front of her desk, it was much lower than her chair so she was looking down at me.