I’ve been out looking for the past 9 months. It’s tough out there with very few places hiring and if they are salaries way below what I was making. While my work wasn’t always great and I had things to complain about, my advice is try to keep what you have because the options are slim. I thought it would be a lot easier and now would come back in a second and even with a smaller bonus would do better than what others are offering right now.
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We know many here are job hugging. We have all the productivity stats. IT gives us everything. Makes layoffs so much easier. So be thankful you do have a job. Happy Holidays.
@OP I was rid’d in 2019 with 20 yrs. I had a lot of transferable skills and thought my job search would be quick. I was shocked that it was a little more than 5 months. Plus I took a 20% reduction in pay. I was able to recoup that after 3 yrs. But I’ll never receive # PTO days as I was grandfathered. Ultimately I was much happier in my next job. Luckily I was able to adjust to change in salary. Wishing all the best in job searches and stay positive and open!
Agree! The job market is awful. You don’t want to be in this position trying to find another job
@bj I agree!! I am one to believe... Want what you have...don't have what you want. If you are employed with good pay and benefits and medical coverage etc...be happy you are not in the unemployment status. You may or may not be happy in your job...but look at the terrible job market.
I was forced to transfer knowledge for a long time, in more than a year.
clinical analytics, they are giving me this in December, I don't know what to do.
Confirm knowledge transfer means layoff, receive official warning from manager before HR action
@15n How many of your team have you had to riff in the past 2 years?
I try to remind my team of this all the time. Elevance has its issues, but the compensation, PTO, benefits, etc make it worth staying versus the opposite.
@f9 congrats on the job and thanks for posting the encouraging feedback! Best of luck to you.
@hk Start giving them wrong info. At least if you get riffed then you can know you sc--wed your manager over.
@m5 Update your resume to reflect only the last 10-15 years, I also had issues finding a job, but it wasn't my age persay, but the job market we currently have. Look at doing some contract work, a long term position might be easier to find.
I tried to find another job but knew no one would hire me at my age. I can't do this anymore. It's too late for a welfare check.
How can I manage a situation where a manager extracts my knowledge but does not assign me projects or development opportunities?
I agree. I was out of work for over 9 months. It was scary and disheartening, I had some great interviews but I was competing against large candidate pools. After my unemployment ran out, I was surviving on savings and selling on poshmark, I applied for over 240 positions while I was unemployed. I did look at contract jobs, but those too were very competitive to get. I continued applying for positions here, along with Molina, Humana, United, Cigna, and the like. When I got a job offer, I came back without blinking twice. I managed to get a promotion with the new position which I am very thankful for. I don’t have any illusions, I can be tossed at any moment…. Just like any of us… but I am trying to to be smarter about it. Taking advantage of every opportunity, skill building, stock, 401k, and the like. I can’t count how many times I lost out on a job because i lacked experience in a certain software. So use them for every bit of knowledge you can, while you can.
Well stated!! I totally agree!