Add me to the rolls. Less than a year there. I’m told they are reorganizing. I think there’s probably more to it, but I was told I’d get a good reference and they liked me, regardless. Suggested I call back in a few months.
I have so many other problems and we were trying to get out of the hole we were in last year when my spouse was laid off. Part-time work, I took what I could get, wasn’t paying the bills, so this should be just grand.
When they say they’re “reorganizing,” I take that to mean don’t count on them hiring you back, for any of a number of reasons having nothing to do with you. Good luck with your job hunt.
Hang in there, and good luck slogging through the shit. I’d tell you to update your resume and put in for unemployment, but you already know that. Just remember, you’re not alone and there are a whole bunch of us you can gripe to by PM or e-mail as well as on the Board. That includes me.
On the bright side, your next job may be the perfect one you’d always hoped you could land… Here’s wishing you all the good luck in the world for your job hunt.
Well, to be honest, as much as I’d like to think it was their loss, at this point in my life, maybe not so much. At one time, I was a real go-getter, hard worker, passionate and all that, but lately, life has gotten me down and I’ve had a difficult time putting the happy, productive face on. Personal drama gets caught up with work and I’m not as reliable as I’d prefer to be and once was.
I’m not trying to make excuses here, but I recognize I could have been a more desirable employee. I need to get some personal shit worked out before I can be that again. My troubled personal life needs to be separated from work and I found it hard to keep them apart.
My mantra right now is I am going to turn these things around eventually. I’m gonna survive the hard times. I’m not going to blame other people and I’m going to try to not keep beating myself up over this and telling myself I am the loser I feel like right now.
If I keep repeating that mantra and accepting the support and shoulders of friends and family (and compassionate Dopers), at some point I’ll believe it.
I’m thankful to have a loving husband who isn’t going anywhere and a beautiful daughter who is strong and resilient and knows we love her more than anything. She’s such a ray of sunshine.
Day by day. Just gonna wake up every morning and keep on truckin’.
You got it. Fortunately, I can go back to the temp service that got me this job in the first place and find something else. They probably still have my previous resume. Going down to unemployment office tomorrow. Fortunately, I walked out today with an extra paycheck. That was nice.
Sorry to hear you’re one of the unfortunate millions. When joblessness has been dropped in my lap (and it has happend numerous times over the last 37 years), I try to keep in mind that when one door closes, another one opens. Without fail, every time I lost a job, a better one came along. And nearly every one was due to a temp position! Best of luck to you!
In this country (the US), the general culture causes people to equate their self-worth with their employment. What’s the first question people ask a stranger at a cocktail party? “So, what do you do?” (Not, “So, what do you like to do in your free time?”) Don’t let this happen to you, or let it combine with personal drama. Just remember your value as an employee and take it where people need it.
I’d wish you good luck in finding a job, but instead I’m going to hope that you get your personal stuff solved. That’s more important. Take advantage of your newly found free time to get that taken care of.
You could be me. I have not lost my job, but I wouldn’t have hired the me I am now. I’ll second those who say work on the personal stuff (which can be so enmeshed with the financial and work stuff it’s like pulling stray hairs out of batter), and then compartmentalize your life. Work stuff stays at work, home stuff stays at home.
good luck. Vent away. One of the best reasons the Dope exists to my mind.
