Chaos and opportunity

I'm no stranger to job hunting. But in the past, job hunting seemed kind of like dating. I was dating jobs until I found the right one. Now job hunting seems like looking for a lawyer when you know your spouse is going to file for divorce. I thought I'd found the right position, in the perfect department, and I nested into the roses and prepared to spend the rest of my career in marketing in this organization that I love. Now I'm in danger of being pitched out of my nest, and I'm working to keep my equilibrium in the midst of chaos, doing my best to be the consummate supervisor and professional so I can support my team and represent myself well in whatever networking and interviewing I manage to line up. I don't sleep well, but I clean up well, and I plan my strategies and lead my meetings and chalk up my gains, all the while knowing that in a few short weeks my work life will look very different. I look forward to a day when life is calm again. But, lesson learned: Network, network. Always network; and no matter how much you love your job, always be at least a little bit on the market.