Cutthroat.

Cutthroat adj. 1. Relentless, merciless, and ruthless in competition.

Shame on them.

They've essentially pitted us against each other.

I wish the arts-and-crafts store handled the transition in a different way.

In my previous blogpost, I mentioned that the well-known crafts store I work at is "restructuring" the entire staff.

Certain key positions will no longer exist while new consolidated ones will take their place.

The way Corporate set it up is that all of us will lose our positions, making us have to apply and vie for the openings we want. We can even go after someone else's old job too. How that fosters a healthy work environment I'll never know.

My position was originally split between two people. That's no longer so and now I must compete against the fellow coworker who shared my job. The same person that would help me on days I'd fall behind.

I apologized in advance for applying for the same position as her. She has kids and needs the job so I feel guilty for potentially taking it from her.

The store manager is going to interview each of us in the coming weeks and decide who goes where. I'll have to prove why I'm the best one for the job. I didn't list any alternatives so if I don't get picked for the new, one-person position I'm assuming I'd be let go.

By mid-April I'll learn my fate!