I was curious how the people were were in the October 2024 RIF with a last day in November are doing on their job searches ? Have you found a job yet?
I'm still interviewing, and honestly getting scared since my benefits end next month. I know that I was RIF'd at a bad time of year since job postings didn't pickup until January, but honestly the market is tough. How is everyone doing?
I took another job with the company as I knew what the job market was going to be like. Luckily I was hired before the last day so it was only a few weeks for them to get everything in the system. I mean it was a very sloppy transition but it was something…I wound up getting a higher salary than when I left but I’m still looking for something else-don’t trust this company at all.
@av+1js02pdd0 Thank you for the kind words. I go to the gym 5 days a week. I have a few hobbies, and not opposed to picking up more but after those 2-5 hours are consumed a day I find myself in limbo. Only so many outreaches I can make and jobs I can apply for.
Thank you Elevance for all of the misery you have caused the people who built this business.
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Take care of your health. Go to a gym every other day and do even 30 minutes. Activate a hobby. Try to watch spending. Get a sense of achievement. Keep searching for recruiting firms. Allow yourself the perk of getting up late. Do not let a job define you. Let you be the driver who defines.
Still searching. Struggling to find a daily routine. Obtained some certifications and have had a few interviews early on but lately haven’t been gotten much traction besides the casual contract recruiter who immediately ghosts me.
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Good. And please stay optimistic. But you better be prepared for the worst case. And if you are over 50, I can almost guarantee you will be hitting some of your own liquidity first. Also, it depends where you are located too.
Good luck to all of you. Dealing with a long term layoff is no joke.
That’s also why it’s so maddening when certain fools come onto these threads whining about how they wish they would “just get RIFed.” Those id--ts have NO idea what they are talking about and what it’s really like out there in the real world.
@a2+1js02pdd0 I've been living off the SUB pay only since Feb and putting the unemployment into a savings account, so i'll have around 12k as an emergency fund. I figured that I'd do contract / temp work if I go beyond my unemployment. I'm too old and inflexible for a stripper pole, but would if it meant not touching my investments.
You will be dipping into your savings. You will be using credit cards. You will be borrowing on your home. You will be selling stocks. And you will find something. It just takes time.
I am not kidding.