Graduation

grad⋅u⋅a⋅tion [graj-oo-ey-shuhn] - n. Conferral or receipt of an academic degree or diploma marking completion of studies; the successful completion of a program of study; commencement

I always thought graduation to be a very happy day. Afterall, all the hard work of studying comes to an end. But this time, I think I am dreading the coming graduation. This is mainly because graduation this time does not mean the commencement of a completed studies but the end of my work. The global financial crisis had hit the company so hard that almost all the projects stopped and mass layoffs are going on all around. Last month, 200 employees of the company from different offices were laid off and several offices have closed. Just last week, 100 more employees from the Abu Dhabi office alone were made redundant. And now, rumors are too blatant to the ears that redundancies will happen today in our own office.

Sigh! When will this end? Nobody really knows, but I just hope it will really end, soon.