Thread regarding Bank of America layoffs

Wake up call

A wakeup call...

When I got laid off I thought it was the worst thing that happened to me. I had to learn some tough lessons, especially that it is a business and any personal feelings about the quality of work or how invaluable you thought you were dont matter. It's just business. It was a wakeup call. Jobs are no longer careers. they are stints. they aren't even a ladder, they're more like a web where you may move from gig to gig based on what SKILL YOU WANT TO LEARN and some moves may be lateral and not up.

You should have an education plan that happens regardless of if you have a job or not. even if you are attending one class. LEARN NEW SKILLS based off of what YOU want to learn, not what some job description wants of you. doing the same thing for 5 years makes you stale and a big target. build your portfolio up and don't be scared. rebuild yourself, be flexible. Be curious. Have fun exploring new skills and do this regardless of your employment status.

Be sure to update your resume every 6 months with the new things you've learned. always network.

The outcome of this will be that lots of people will get fired, and then the positions you held will be filled again by 1/10th of the staff with a hybrid skillset between yours and what the company wants from now on and that staff will be made of VENDORS.

They wont bother retraining you because you are too expensive to keep. So all of the things you thought you were doing right, or thinking that you were indispensable or irreplaceable doesn't matter. Its just business. YOU WERE JUST ON THE WRONG SIDE OF A SQL QUERY.

Dont take it hard. Get back in the game. You have endless possibilities. its not a career ladder with a 'top' or 'finish'. there is no retirement. Its more like a web, or a rock wall that you navigate. Some moves are back, or lateral, or small steps. Each step should be a path you take based on the skills you want to learn. Training for a job position is silly now a days. Train for skills that interest you and ALWAYS keep learning <3 You can do it. Now get out there and kick a--.

by Not by me. Cyrixlord original
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Post ID: @OP+ObhqKm6
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@lkfy Please revise your query to prevent sql injection attacks.

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Post ID: @mzid+ObhqKm6

SELECT last_name, first_name FROM layoff_table WHERE person_id NOT IN ('slept with boss', 'sleeping with boss', 'willing to sleep with boss')

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Post ID: @lkfy+ObhqKm6

Nothing is just business when humans are involved. A SQL query is just a tool used by a human as part of decision process.

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Post ID: @keyf+ObhqKm6

[ 505,30,03,17,123,38]

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @6hza+ObhqKm6

Millenial drawl! Did you forget that you weren't looking at your phone and you typed part of your sentence into this webpage?

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3tgv+ObhqKm6

One Of These Things (is Not Like The Others)

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @3fok+ObhqKm6

That's right! Loyalty is necessary only for the upper levels of management, the mafia, and fascist type organizations.

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Post ID: @2aov+ObhqKm6

That is correct @2qzj

You have to ask yourself what can the company DO for me so that I can grow and be more productive in the future. Do they encourage you to take certifications related to the products you use every day? Do they allow you to attend training courses? Ask which products they deal with and ask what type of training or certifications are offered. Ask what type of budget is allocated for training, continuing education etc.

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Post ID: @2acf+ObhqKm6

Good advice for anyone these days. Anymore it is not about loyalty or what have you done for me it is about what can you DO for me what can you bring to the table that is new...

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @2qzj+ObhqKm6

Great advice per the initial poster.

by Anonymous
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Post ID: @1ltw+ObhqKm6

Sounds like an HR person trying to clear their conscience or a manager that was laid off at some point in their like! But you're right, it's not a career and that's the mistake of thinking that it is or could be. According to the Dilbert principle, the least competent people are the ones that get promoted and I've seen that happen in my group! So, looking out and moving on is the only way forward to something better, laid-off or not.

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Post ID: @1frm+ObhqKm6

This was lifted from Microsoft's board - I saw it there a few days ago...

Not completely applicable to us, yet there are some good bits listed

I wish the poster was more honest and if she/he quoted the source

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Post ID: @1lun+ObhqKm6

Exercise

Auto generate a collection of words with variable length call sentences

The collection of words must be coherent and pass as legit subject

Group together a collection of sentences into one or more paragraphs

Hide a message inside the paragraph(s) by inserting -key- words at precise locations (The words comprising the hidden message do not have to be in sequential order)

In order to reveal the true message a -clear text- set of locations will be provided by unsuspecting individuals on a biweekly basis.

Generate all possible combinations of the words identified by the locations

Bonus

Since the key words are not order in any particular way, the multiple combinations of the words can generate multiple messages. Hide a message within the hidden message

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Post ID: @bcc+ObhqKm6

I thought you were working for microsoft?

Get off your holier than though horse

https://www.thelayoff.com/t/OadFr66

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