Tomorrow is the beginning of a new year. Not an actual New Year, like Chinese New Year or the Jewish new year, but the beginning of the made-up "fiscal year."
While the fiscal year does have some importance in businesses outside of the accounting department, few businesses are hit as hard as those who sell things or raise money. They spend the better part of June scrambling for invoices and wondering where in their job description "collection agent" fits in. It's actually a part of the ubiquitous catch-all "other duties as assigned."
Anyway, today the executive Vice President of our five-state region came in to check on things. This was a worrisome sign for many of us who remember the summer of 2002. That was the last time he had made such trip and it ended in the elimination of a couple jobs. So the mood for this morning's meeting when he was to address the staff was less than enthusiastic. In fact, the secrecy shrouding his visit added that much more tension.
So this morning I made my list. In the event of a firing, I made the list of items that are mine in my office. When a person is gone from this place, they must leave at the precise moment of being told. If they have a planner of purse, they may collect, but they may NOT under any circumstances take anything else. Instead, an employee boxes up what he or she thinks was the former employee's items and sends them along.
I, on the other hand, want to be prepared. I made my list and handed it to a friend "on the inside" in case of emergency.
Luckily, no one was let go and the list will remain unused. Happy New Fiscal Year!
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