So today’s the last day on my job. I was given 2 weeks notice that the funding for my budget was being cut. I appreciate that - some others got cut with no notice.
I’ve reached out to many of my friends and network and they have all tried to be as helpful as they can. I appreciate that too.
My co-workers chipped in on some money and gift cards. I appreciate that too.
My boyfriend and my family have pledged to help out any way they can. I really appreciate that more than words can say.
I still have a knot in the pit of my stomach. I still feel like a slug. I would still rather read SDMB then admit it’s time to send those final emails and get ready for my departure.
I’m not sure what’s worse, laid off with or laid off without notice.
Sure, without notice can be a punch in the gut. That’s what happened to me, although to be fair I suspected what was up. I just didn’t expect it so quick.
But I think with notice, the hanging around, the pity of the coworkers, the walking on eggshells feeling, the stuggle to tie everything up, the futility…It’s probably just as bad.
Actually, in this economy, losing a job just plain sucks anyway it’s done.
Welcome to the club. I’ve been a member since November.
It’s been just over four months since I got laid … off … because the higher ups in our organization decided that one huge ass centre in Atlanta is better than smaller centres all over the continent (including ours) - at least they gave us plenty of notice about it, it was first announced even before the current recession started (announced in Oct. 08 I think), but no definite dates until about a month before.
To be perfectly honest, I thought I’d get a job quickly after, but here I am later, my severance pay has just run out and nothing on the horizon.
I hope your time in the pool is shorter than mine.
Mrs. Mustard was laid off for more than a year, then suddenly found herself with two (good) job offers at the same time. This was six months ago. She accepted one of them and she’s been happily toiling away ever since.
I tell you this to let you know that folks do find work these days; it’s not all doom/gloom.
Be open to change is the only advice I can offer. I was a manager at a manufacturing plant for almost 30 years, until the business sort of collapsed under me. I was one of the last men standing after a couple sales of the company, but I out lasted the final company and there simply wasn’t a business to remain with.
So I got a job for more pay as the general manager for a business related to the housing industry. At the exact wrong time in history to do so.
20 months of unemployment! A drawer full of “thank you for applying” letters. Fortunately I had the loving support of a good wife with a well paying job.
I just started a new job at the first of this month, managing people, students actually. A different challenge for a lot less money but I actually like what I do now.
I hope your search goes well. You have a lot of company.
So, it’s been forever and I should probably update this. I actually have a new job. In some strange twist of fate I was offered a job about 2 hours before I left work that day.
The contract agency (i.e., temp company) I was working for offered me a job as the on-site account manager of the company I was working at.
So I’m still working in the same building for the same amount of money but for a totally different division in a totally different part of the building.
My life has changed pretty dramatically as a result. Where I used to be on SDMB all the time, I haven’t had a chance to be on in months. I work longer hours per day but fewer days and my job is much more interactive than before. I used to sit and write policies and procedures, now I hire and fire people all day.
And I’ve really had to brush up on my Spanish.
I miss y’all, but am thankful for the job. It’s amazing how things work out sometimes.