The company was downsizing which they <br />Euphemistically described as right sizing <br />The Management casually brushed aside <br />All signs of employee antagonism <br />And for those who were to lose their jobs <br />They deliberately ignored the fears and sobs <br />Making insensitive comments that the staff <br />Could even benifit by catching up on lost sleep and <br />Seize the opportunity to relax in the coming months <br />As there would be no need to rush to be in time <br />To swipe their access card sharp on the dot of nine <br />This callous Management attitude just exacerbated <br />The anger of the staff already frustrated <br /> <br />During recession times no matter the effort put in <br />New jobs are hard to come by <br />And the fear of failure increases with every try <br />Ill health and insomnia become common <br />Worry begins to paralyse the jobless ones <br />As they think about daughters and sons <br />Apart from having to face nagging spouses <br />And landlords driving them out of their houses <br />All this misery because some moneyed nerds <br />Knew not how to manage their herds <br />Had they followed the proper ethical business path <br />They could have avoided this dreadful aftermath.<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hard-times-19/
