I was a senior manager and was severed in late 2023. We were given like 3 months notice which was awkward. The worry, anxiety, feeling of being a failure was very overwhelming. The job market had changed dramatically since 2011 and I found it very frustrating to apply over and over to jobs I was 100% qualified for to not even get an interview. I made getting a job my job, worked at it 8 hours a day. It took 3 months before I landed a job....and it was an amazing job. 2 years later and things are still amazing. Way better pay, better work life balance, and they really value my abilities and skills. Verizon trains very well, and remember that you bring alot to the table that is very attractive to employers. Leaving Verizon does not mean lower pay. Being somewhere were you are more than just a number is refreshing. Not being at Verizon anymore is refreshing. Hang in there folks, you got this!
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I’ll have whatever the OP’s smoking.
Job market was a little better back then. Corporations are laying off in huge numbers and not a lot of hiring going on elsewhere. Glad to hear you did better, but I do feel for some of these folks. They're going to have a hard time.
@OP Congrats! "Life begins at RIFty!"
Thank you for sharing this. Fingers crossed that we will all end up in a better place after leaving this dumpster fire.