Turmoil at Work

I must be making up for days I haven't posted this month because I sure have plenty to say. Bear with me at any rate.

Recently events have transpired at my work that have made me somewhat nervous. You must understand that the environment I came from previously has made me somewhat gun-shy. There we were told nothing about why various people left, no effort was made to fill positions, rather the extra load was pushed on to someone who was already overloaded. It is difficult, but I do try to look at things from the outside point of view or at least make sure I've got the big picture before reacting.

Yesterday I came into work only to find that two very important people had left, of which one of them was a founding member of the company. Naturally I went straight to the source for the full story - I will not beat around the bush with excuses etc when I need to know if the well-being of the company I work for is at stake. The outcome was favorable for both sides - the company and the former employees. I was willing to accept the answer I received until yesterday evening. Just as we were winding things down for the day, CEO came over to our office and he and the VP of IT had an out and out fight. There was yelling and finger pointing and curse words everywhere. The fact his door was closed did next to nothing to keep things out of public ears. The outcome - our VP of IT quit (or so we were told), he couldn't deal with the changes that had transpired.

Today the CFO and CEO addressed our group to tell us why and how they planned to fill the gap. I appreciate the efforts and their honesty but I still have to wonder if others will soon be following his footsteps and leaving as well. Everyone left in our group has a very important role and I feel they all do it well. If one left, I hate to think of how long and hard it would be to find someone to fill those shoes. I have a feeling that I have pegged a few people for who will be leaving if there will be any leaving going on. Listed in no particular order:

Eric, a team member who I have heard mention some gripes about the place in the past.

Erik, my boss, but only if he doesn't step up to take the position that Ty had. I seriously hope this doesn't happen.

Joe, who has been there for years, and has it made with his work at home situation. Of course that's changing now that Ty has left and they are asking him to come in more frequently to keep things running smoothly. I can't imagine he is thrilled about that so hopefully they are offering some sort of compensation to keep him on.

Cassie, a web developer, I see as a mild flight risk, but knowing she doesn't like to be BS'd or walked all over I could see it happening. Especially if Joe is put in charge as she doesn't seem to like him much but rather grins and bears it when she has to.

As mentioned before I do hope I am wrong and especially hope that not all of them run off to greener pastures as that takes care of almost 1/3 of the team. We will see what the weeks to come brings us. Hope for the best.