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Alternatively titled, the structure of the destructure, leading to the restructure. I believe I've previously informed you of the restructuring that's going on here, at work. Although my job is safe, my job description is changing and we're all going a bit doolally with the confusing information coming from here, there and everywhere. *sigh* Morale amongst staff {within the whole workforce, not just my department} is probably at the lowest I have seen it in the four years I've been employed here. Every year changes have been made and redundancies dished out, yet this is the first year that changes have been so dramatic. An unhappy employee is not a productive employee. The problem with senior management - anywhere, regardless of industry - is that they have forgotten what it's like to be a lowly worker. Take my boss. He's not The Big Boss, but my department boss and he's been involved in the restructuring of 'his' department. He told us that our role is poor value for money and doesn't actually work. Did he base this on talking to teaching staff and students? Did he come up with this because of the hours he himself spends in the classroom {I believe that's a big fat zero}? No. He based it on a small study done in mainstream education with different age groups to whom we work with. A study which admits the poor value has nothing to do with the staff themselves, but with how they are managed. By managers. I do have a strong desire to scream and stamp my feet, pulling my hair our like a child. I shan't. Instead we have organised a meeting with him to express our fears and make suggestions. We know those suggestions and our experience of our role won't be drawn upon, but at least it might make us feel a tad better. *sigh*