Unemployment
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- lobstarr
I love having scheduled meetings for the next day, only to find out bad news, it really gave me a great night of sleep, really.
Two months in, laid off....
Should I take the day off and think things through or hardcore panic and apply to everything I see? =/.
I need a drank.
Time for some hardcore freelance.......~~~!!!
- lvl_130
dang, two months?! sorry to hear that.
- magnificent_ruin0
sorry to hear, my friend.
what was the question again?
- lobstarr0
Yea hah, maybe I shouldn't have stayed late yesterday night to make sure the project was launching on time.
- lobstarr0
No, restructuring apparently.
- monkeyshine0
After two months? Wow, that's rude.
- CockBlocker0
Name: Jim
Job Title: Sr. Web Designer and partner
Location: Detroit, MI
Salary/Income: 190k/year and some company benefits- this is like the inappropriate clapping guy in that movieephix
- sigg0
Dude that sucks man. Join the ever growing club on QBN.
Don't do what I did. I got laid off and immediately jumped into another job. A job, not THE job. I took the first thing that came along and it really sucks. If you can take a week or so off and gather your senses. Relax, have some fun, if anything needs to be done around the house (fixes, painting, improvements) do it.
Then take a long hard look at your portfolio (which rocks btw) and resume and see if you can improve them in any way. Get ahold of some good recruiters and hit the pavement looking for the right job, not just A job. In 3 months if all-else has failed THEN take whatever you can, but really, you're good enough that you shouldn't have to.
- nicole_marie0
First get a beer. and a shot, then a beer.
Then tomorrow hop on it and make your portfolio sparkle, I mean that literally put some glitter in it, everyone loves glitter.
No really, apply to everything that sparks your interest and then take a position that is offered. If something better comes along then take that. I never stop looking, there is always room to advance. I would be scared to pass on something because it may be a while till you find something else in this economy.
- calcium0
I can back up sigg.
I actually held out though. I had three offers in two weeks, and I kept them holding their breath as I waited for the one I really wanted to come in, and I am so happy it did. Getting the boot worked in my favor.
I really think though you gotta just think about what you REALLY want to do, and if it means a paycut (which it did for me) you gotta take it.
- sigg0
If "compliance test" = "they threw a PSP at your face repeatedly while Fight Night Round 3 was playing to see if it would break or skip" then no.
- fooler20
im actually enjoying my time off
- studderine0
I feel you! Yeah, I am enjoying not having to sit in a god damn cube and churn away. I doing some freelance under the table and with employment, life isn't so bad.
- studderine0
Hell, its been nearly 2 months since I've been laid off and now I am going to sub-teach for a few months. Career change!?! No, career move! NO! Something to do!
- raf0
- mistermik0
soup tonight.
and some cheese.