Acquisitions are a part of this Industry. Though I was lead to believe I would have a full time job at the end of an acquisition deal, I was laid off one week prior to the sale. The knowledge was hidden in order to benefit the deal and give an ethical amount of time for the employee to make arrangements and find work. No severance was given, and in the meeting, though I asked for a chance to apply for one of the opening full time positions (as my performance was higher than even one of the full time employees, and I was awarded Top Performer every quarter of my time at Bell, and Star Performer (with 100% ratings in all categories), there was no value placed on me as an employee, and I was let go.
As a person that places value on performance, sales targets, customer service, and overall work performance, it came as a shock that this company did not value any of that in their decision to let me go. I left the leasing/property management industry with no regrets, as I believe politics were valued over practical and ethical values. If you are talented in drive, performance, sales, you should invest in a more sensible industry that will value you and compensate you for performance, financially and with basic expectations of job security.
