It was quite a surprise! I was in the middle of a project when I was called into the HR Office. They told me they were downsizing and give them my key. They gave me my vacation pay and told me they would give me my severance of two weeks pay when I brought back the paperwork signed. Jan Day was stupid when he said, “You took this better than I thought you would, Rosalie!” Sad, this man did not even know me and what I did at Certiport. I was expendable as far as he was concerned! Sad, very sad!
I told Mike the minute that I got into the van in the parking lot. He texted me later that day that 15 people had been laid off. The Certiportian’s are calling it “Black Monday!” It was a very sad day for me! I loved working at Certiport with the Salesmen and feeling like I was helping students improve their chances at jobs by being certified in Microsoft and Adobe products.
