Category Archives: Arbete

Konferrensresa med jobbet. Barnen skulle hämtas pÃ¥ dagis respektive fritids, sÃ¥ jag fick ta mig till det stora konferrenscentret i Nynäshamn pÃ¥ egen hand för dag tvÃ¥. Pendeln gick som den skulle 06:31 frÃ¥n Jakobsberg, och allt rullade pÃ¥ till Västerhaninge där man fick byta tÃ¥g. Inga problem, tÃ¥get stog och väntade pÃ¥ det andra […]

Sedan slutet av sommaren har min arbetsgivare, OMX, tänkt avyttra det affärsomrÃ¥det jag jobbat i. Efter flera mÃ¥naders hemlighetsmakeri avslöjades sÃ¥ den tilltänkta partnern, Tieto Enator. Efter detta pÃ¥börjades föreberedelserna för integrationsprojekten. Det var mycket som skulle ordnas. Lokalerna skulle anpassas, nya anställningsavtal skulle tas fram, kompensationer för förändrade villkor, nya pensionssystem, omkoppling av datanätverken, […]

On a meeting with HR I was informed that the company wanted to move me to another department, rather than laying me off. As my reason for declining was the long commute, not the job in it self, I surprised my immediate manager (again) by saying that I’d prefer to join NewCo after all. She […]

When asked to join NewCo, the new, unnamed joint venture of OMX and TE, I declined. Maybe I should have informed my immediate manager a couple of days ahead to spare her the surprise. I don’t think she was permanetly injured by the shock. What will happen now? Apparenly HR hadn’t expected anyone to decline, […]

Monday morning. -8°C and the stone steps leading down to the railway station are shiny with ice. Suddenly my feet disappear under me, and I find myself at the bottom of the stairs, having bounced on my back all the way down. I get up, nothing broken. Looking around I ‘m glad noone saw me.