my company had been acquired by another and the acquisition formalities will be completed soon. when that happens, and looking at the experiences of all acquired companies, i am sure there will be quite a bit of changes in the months ahead. these might include changes in senior management staff, structure and organisation, staffing, reporting lines, processes, etc, etc, etc.
but the thing is, since the announcement of the successful acquisition two month back, there had been no further updates to staff. and although things seemed pretty normal and fine on the surface, there have been lots of quiet murmurs amongst staff. added to that, i can also see indicators that suggest impending changes. firstly, my senior management are starting to not make any decisions, even very simple ones. and added to that, some of us were given strict orders to not do what we usually would have done, or better still, delay any actions that we have to execute. and while we do so, we should keep mum about the reasons why things are not happening (not that we are aware of it in the first place). the need to manage people downstream yet having no information nor directions about what the appropriates responses are is stressing out mid-management people like me big time. sighs. wtf right?
but the thing is, since the announcement of the successful acquisition two month back, there had been no further updates to staff. and although things seemed pretty normal and fine on the surface, there have been lots of quiet murmurs amongst staff. added to that, i can also see indicators that suggest impending changes. firstly, my senior management are starting to not make any decisions, even very simple ones. and added to that, some of us were given strict orders to not do what we usually would have done, or better still, delay any actions that we have to execute. and while we do so, we should keep mum about the reasons why things are not happening (not that we are aware of it in the first place). the need to manage people downstream yet having no information nor directions about what the appropriates responses are is stressing out mid-management people like me big time. sighs. wtf right?
in the end, i simply told myself to just chill, relax and go with the flow. whatever has to come will come. this current moment is probably the calm before the storm and i should just preserve my energies for the actions when it happens.
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