And the hits just keep on coming.
I work for the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services. It is divided into six administrations. I work for the Health and Rehabilitative Services Administration, which has four divisions. I work for the Mental Division. Got that? I'm the Chief of Finance, and report to the director.
Last Wednesday, the director was fired. Officially, he resigned, but it wasn't a well kept secret. The Assistant Secretary responsible for the administration took over as acting director. On Sunday, the deputy director - who was supposed to retire in January, but was held over six months - suffered a stroke. He died this morning. While announcing his death, the Assistant Secretary also announed our administration was being disolved on July first, and he would be retiring.
Within a week, we lost our director, deputy director, acting director, and our organization. Not certain I want to go back to work tomorrow.
Last Wednesday, the director was fired. Officially, he resigned, but it wasn't a well kept secret. The Assistant Secretary responsible for the administration took over as acting director. On Sunday, the deputy director - who was supposed to retire in January, but was held over six months - suffered a stroke. He died this morning. While announcing his death, the Assistant Secretary also announed our administration was being disolved on July first, and he would be retiring.
Within a week, we lost our director, deputy director, acting director, and our organization. Not certain I want to go back to work tomorrow.
posted by John | 6:46 PM
4 Comments:
John--
This is awful! And so very, very sad! Man, it just drives home how precarious life is.
As far as the division goes, how can they just dissolve a whole division like that? And in a month, no less?
I am with you...stay home tomorrow!
Brooke
Wow...how terribly bizarre. Are they going to fold your division into another? I'm with Brooke. Stay home....
Nothing much happened today. Most everyone is too shell shocked to make any kind of stink or issue. Have no idea what is going to happen next week.
Division is intact. Administration (four divisions including mine) is being scattered. Two of the divisions don't know where they are going yet. We do. Not a happy solution, though.
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