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Anonymous · 2020-10-27T13:34:19Z

I was laid off. Here are my takeaways: don’t live in a city where there is only one employer for your speciality. Once I got laid off, I had to move out of state. if you are stressed out on Sunday evening, it’s time to find a new place. a company unwilling to adapt to change or unforeseen issue is due for failure (“G500 engine is not our problem” until it officially became it). don’t plateau. I was the subject matter expert in my department, and after 10 years and showing up in a new company, I see that I lack a lot of knowledge. Horrible feeling. don’t think you are irreplaceable. They won’t have any issue laying you off. They will make the non-fired people work twice. knowing higher-ups won’t save you. SVP was a close friend and he couldn’t do anything to save me. “there is no lay-off in mind right now”. Typically Mark Burns quote during all-hands. Typically one happens a week after. MAKE RELATIONSHIPS with vendors. They are the people who will connect you to a different company and they will help you get a job. train for interviews. Originally posted by @czie+17qDl8It.

I was laid off. Here are my takeaways:

don’t live in a city where there is only one employer for your speciality. Once I got laid off, I had to move out of state.
if you are stressed out on Sunday evening, it’s time to find a new place.
a company unwilling to adapt to change or unforeseen issue is due for failure (“G500 engine is not our problem” until it officially became it).
don’t plateau. I was the subject matter expert in my department, and after 10 years and showing up in a new company, I see that I lack a lot of knowledge. Horrible feeling.
don’t think you are irreplaceable. They won’t have any issue laying you off. They will make the non-fired people work twice.
knowing higher-ups won’t save you. SVP was a close friend and he couldn’t do anything to save me.
“there is no lay-off in mind right now”. Typically Mark Burns quote during all-hands. Typically one happens a week after.
MAKE RELATIONSHIPS with vendors. They are the people who will connect you to a different company and they will help you get a job.
train for interviews.

Originally posted by @czie+17qDl8It.

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Thanks for reposting my answer.
The vendor networking is what gave me a new job within 1 month. Had 3 offers thanks to 2 vendors I used to deal with.

Also, learn how to use LinkedIn. I understood the power of this tool if used well. I had put a post with a picture and it got a lot of share and I was amazed at how many people I didn’t know tried to help.

Applying to job with no networking is pretty much going nowhere sadly now.

Also, you need to learn stuff outside gulfstream. Gulfstream training is garbage so unfortunately, it doesn’t pay but it will be highly beneficial to learn some skill outside gulfstream that could help for future opportunities. I used to learn leadership, marketing and sales while I was an engineer. YouTube has a lot of good free stuff (and bad sh– too).

Good luck to all, especially those still looking.

On the person who flew out to the interview without any intention of accepting the offer- I hope you paid for this and not the prospective employer.

Great point on the plateauing. I experienced that feeling at my new job for sure!
Agree on training for the real interview. I actually took an interview of a job I had no intention of taking, including flying to the location for an in person. Turns out that prepared me very well for what to expect on the real one

Be prepared to leave Savannah. It’s a backwater with a company that has a very 1960s culture to it.

OP- great advice, especially networking through vendors. Whenever young men asked me how to get involved in aviation, they were vectored towards the medical field. You can get a job anywhere. I told them a traffic cone was an aviation seniority gauge.

Hopefully everyone at Gulfstream and Boeing reads your great advice. 👍

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