Hard Times Poem by Sandra Martyres
Hard Times
The company was downsizing which they
Euphemistically described as right sizing
The Management casually brushed aside
All signs of employee antagonism
And for those who were to lose their jobs
They deliberately ignored the fears and sobs
Making insensitive comments that the staff
Could even benifit by catching up on lost sleep and
Seize the opportunity to relax in the coming months
As there would be no need to rush to be in time
To swipe their access card sharp on the dot of nine
This callous Management attitude just exacerbated
The anger of the staff already frustrated
During recession times no matter the effort put in
New jobs are hard to come by
And the fear of failure increases with every try
Ill health and insomnia become common
Worry begins to paralyse the jobless ones
As they think about daughters and sons
Apart from having to face nagging spouses
And landlords driving them out of their houses
All this misery because some moneyed nerds
Knew not how to manage their herds
Had they followed the proper ethical business path
They could have avoided this dreadful aftermath.
Whatever I see and hear from known persons here you've brought out very well.... a painful trend has set in....a timly thought and a timely poem...thanks Sandra
losing a job is a worst a man can think of when he has a family to look after a nice poem indeed! 0+++
The book Future Shock written in the 1970's predicted the way jobs would change. Contracts would exist and the 'gold watch' of reliability would no longer exist. In a group of eight friends six have lost their jobs and those that haven't are stressed to the max. Your poem is an excellent narration on what is happening and how cutthroat management can be. I can see this poem has let to a lot of discussion by readers and this makes for great writing Sandra. Well done! 10 Karin
I agree to disagree with readers who disagree to agree with you on this issue Sandra...well what have i said there? it's all confusing! but one thing is certain- the attitude that 'hen whose be, i only want eggs in my basket' won't help out much! my comparison goes to employer/employee relation only You have put in a lot of thoughts in bringing out this good write on a current global issue...thanks...10
Sandra, I know the feeling only too well. Many years ago I was excess to requirements and lost my job and for four years I remained unemployed, going from one place to another and finding no work there. The problem is after a while you get fed up with getting the answer 'sorry no work here.' You end up not wanting to find employment and the seeking slowly dwindles away. It is a depressive state that I got myself into. My sympathy lies with those losing their jobs as I have been there and it is hard times. Top marks for this brave piece and thanks for sharing it with us my friend. Hugs David
i really cannot give a 'for' to this sandra...i have myself sacked two hundred people in less than two months..their union activities with 4 unions crampled the factory..i had to disintegrate them and see them off...atleast it was good for them with a VRS PACKAGE and all their graduity reaching them in time...be an individual i had no other choice and it was really a tough task...if it is a government concern their priorities should be different..i agree
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/24/2024 1:41:50 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Hard times due to uncertain economic revival all over the world puts all in despair! Step by step all the prevailing conditions of despair of job losses and their aftermath are well brought to the attention of all!