I know it's difficult to find a new job. Right now, the job market is not good for anybody, from what I can see. That's what's making these layoffs even scarier for me. It's one thing to find yourself without a job when you can be relatively sure you'll find something within a month or two. But now? I know people who have been looking for ten months and still can't find anything good. It's making me sick to my stomach with worry.
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I talked to a few people who get Federal benefits , State and Local benefits. they are waiting to get laid off and ride it out with a Severance check in their back pocket. o
Wow, sorry to hear this about the current white collar job market. All we see on TV is how "great" the economy is doing. But, as usual, not for the working white collar class...but rather folks doing food delivery and/or CEOs. The middle always pays the price.
One year to find a job is not unheard of in this market. I know someone who is well qualified in their field who has been looking TWO YEARS. It's a warzone looking for a job at the moment!
I’ve been looking for months. no luck.
and i just got laid off. :(
look now, everyone. look NOW.
Or honestly, Find something new and keep 'working' at Nielsen. They'll lay you off 1st chance they get.....you will just collect 2 salaries for the length of your severance. I wish I had done that....hindsight is 20/20.
When the new company verifies your employment, it isn't like they talk to an actual person at Nielsen. Nielsen uses a 3rd party automated system that the new employer calls into to verify. It's like a 'what dates did they work here' hotline.
I know this as I was just laid off last year and found a new job last month (Thank God).
Start looking now, the market is the worst I've ever seen it....don't wait.
If you are worried about it start looking now. Worst case you get prepared and some practice interviewing. Best case you can leave the environment that is giving you so much stress. Wouldbe severance isn't worth waiting for - given this company's poor wages, you will likely earn more by jumping than you will loose out in potential severance.