Monday, February 9, 2009

An advanced notice of dismissal

Oh........
I received an advanced notice of dismissal.
It was last Friday.

The reason of dismissal was "they didn't need to employ a sales person."

When I had met with the president, he said "Our company is like a planning and producing company. So our creative members are doing those works like making an estimate and an invoice. But we are planning of opening Osaka Branch and will hire a sales person, and we are forecasting increase of orders. So I decided to hire a sales person taking measures against these situations in Tokyo.". Did I miss words???

It is true that creative members are making an estimate and invoice, but it is also true that I got a new client and a new order within only four months since I had become a member of this company. Further, this order was really a big one. The estimated value was one million yen and and our estimated cost was only one hundred thousand yen. That is to say, the gross margin rate was 90%. Also, I was clearly told that they decided this order because "I went to their office" by my client.

It is generally said that the gross margin rate is low in our industry.
But I strongly claim that it is true that I got a new client, and I got a big order of 90% gross margin rate, and if this order come out good, I will be able to get four more orders from this client.

But, I was fired when I got this client and order.
I'm speechless with this amazement.

I don't know what kind of management decision was decided.
But what was my big work in this company? I got a profit that will cover the fixed cost of new opened Osaka Branch.

I've really been getting angry.
This matter is beyond my sadness and pain.

I think that most of readers are thinking this is amazing.

But this is the real situation of our society, further, this is the real stance of my company.

Anyway, I have to go to the office until February 10th, and after this day, I will go to the public employment security office again.

I don't give up my life!
I'll do my best and surely get a new opportunity!!


あ〜〜〜
なんと、突然の解雇通知を受けてしまいました。
先週の金曜日の話です。

理由は、会社として営業を置いておく必要がないと判断したから、だそうです。

今の会社に入る時、社長面接で「企画・制作会社に近いから、見積や請求作業はそれぞれのクリエイティブメンバーが一人でこなしているが、大阪事務所を開設予定で、大阪の営業を採用するのと合わせて、受託業務が増える見通しなので東京にも営業を置いておく必要があると決めて、採用を決めた。」と言われたのは聞き間違いだったのだろうか...

確かに、個々のクリエイティブメンバーが見積や請求業務をしている状況は変わっていないが、入社して4ヶ月で新規顧客で新規案件を受注したのも事実だ。しかもこの案件は1件あたり100万の見積に対して仕入れが約10万ですむと言う、粗利率90%の大きな仕事。さらに、顧客からは、僕が営業に来たから依頼しようと思ったとはっきり言われた。

粗利率の低い業界にあって、90%の粗利率の案件を受注して、しかもこの案件が上手くいけば、年内だけでも4件くらいは依頼される見込みの顧客を取ってきたのは紛れもなくこの僕だ。

この仕事が決まった途端に、解雇なんて、開いた口がふさがらない。

どういう経営判断が働いたのかはわからないが、大阪事務所を開いたことによる固定費の大幅な増加を差し引いても余りあるくらいの利益をもたらした僕の仕事は何だったのか...

本当に頭に来てます。
悲しいとか辛いとか、そんなことは通り越してます。

これを読んでいる人も、そんな話が本当にあるのかと疑いたくなると思うだろう。

でも、これが今の世の中の、いや、この会社の事実なのです。

と言うことで、2月10日までは一応在籍しなければなりませんが、それ以降はまたハローワーク通いになります。

でもでも、人生諦めたりなんかしてませんから、頑張りますよ!

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