Laid Off- Week 1. Warning Signs I Missed. What I Should Have Done Differently.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.พ. 2023
- Well it's been one full week since I got laid off from my job. What have I been doing? How am I feeling? What warning signs did I miss? What should I have done differently? These are all things I will address in this video.
Since posting my video last week about being laid off, I was blown away by the amount of views, comments and and support I got! After a few people saying I should continue to post videos about my journey of being laid off, I decided I should do just that! I am starting a new series of videos where I will take you along on my journey of navigating through unemployment and the uncertainty of when I will find my next job.
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I worked for a company for almost 11 yrs. New management came in, the same year I was diagnosed with cancer. The following year of my cancer diagnosis. I was let go. Fortunately, I had saved 6 months of emergency funds. You just never know what life throws at you
How's your condition now? Hope you beat it. What kind of cancer?
@@cvxcfv this was several years ago. So far, so good. And it was thyroid cancer
That's key....unfortunately many of us have not thought this far
You were just a number on a spreadsheet. It is a business arrangement, no more, no less. Giving loyalty to a company is only as good as being employed long enough to get your next pay check.
That’s very true. It’s one of the cons of working for a very large company. The pay and benefits are great, but at the end of the day you are just a number.
Don’t be afraid to look out of your comfort zone. I went from being a poorly paid newspaper reporter, to a highly paid electronic technician (real sharp learning curve), to a security guard, and then to a dispatcher. I’m now happily retired.
I lost my engineering job during the pandemic. I've been fortunate that I was able to move back home and enroll in medical school which is what I should have done in the first place instead of engineering school. I don't think there is any such thing as a permanent job anymore with few exceptions; one being the medical field. I'm about 2 years into medical school now and look forward to a career in medicine.
It really doesn't matter how good you are at your work, you are replaceable. Smaller companies tend to be a little kinder to employees, but office politics play a larger part as to who gets laid off. Large corporations don't care about employees and everyone is expendable. I'm glad I retired early. Good luck.
0:00 - Intro
2:37 - Background
5:23 - Warning Signs
10:21 - Lessons Learned
13:10 - Outro/Current Status
I'm in the middle of changing careers after a major health obstacle and starting my own you tube channel to document it. Thank you for sharing and inspiring! Just subscribed...only 51 more and you're monetized!! Congrats lady!
I feel like a lot of people wont have warning signs because these decision aren’t driven by performance and comes down like a blunt hammer. Someone told department head there needs to be x-amount saving, go make it happen. And the easiest way is wide spread lay off, probably people with less experience or people who are about to retire will be chopped. At least from what I seen, your manager and manager’s manager are usually kept in the dark until 1-2 days
I'm going through work signs of being bullied out. I'm not going without a fight. So stressful and am sorry you went through this. Hope you find something better.
Thank you for sharing! We are with you on this journey.
Remember that challenges are a part of life, and they can make us stronger and more resilient. It's okay to feel scared or overwhelmed, but don't let those feelings consume you. Take things one step at a time and focus on what you can control. Surround yourself with supportive people and reach out for help when you need it. Believe in yourself and your abilities, and keep pushing forward. You are capable of overcoming this obstacle and coming out even stronger on the other side.
Great video. Thanks
Welcome to the club! I wish you good luck👍
I’m sorry that this happened, and I can only imagine it’s a very scary situation. Good luck on finding a new position, and thank you for sharing your journey! :)
I’ve worked for a fintech company as a programmer for the last 12 years, and I feel like my job is relatively secure too, but all the layoffs in tech make me nervous. I think it’s better to be prepared and have nothing happen then to be blindsided so I appreciate the inspiration!
Never work as employee for anyone. Do the same work as you always do BUT work as self employed, terms and conditions. Preferably Create (or join) a network (support system) around you for the rest of your life.
Subscribing in support of you. Good luck!
Think about pivoting. Maybe work for temp agencies recruiting / onboarding temps for manufacturing customers? Recruit Welders, Mechanics, etc for Express Emoloyment or other agencies?
It won't pay as much as Pay Pal, but there will be steady work.
Or try recruiting for manufacturing / industrial Business Development/ Sales / Marketing roles?
Just finished watching your first video about getting laid off. So sorry you are going through this. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I am sure you are going to thrive from this point forward both in life and here on YT. Can I make a video suggestion for your series? A video on how to type up a great résumé…. I think that would be helpful to so many. Especially for someone like me who hasn’t t had to do one in over 20 years! Lol…
I will definitely be doing a video on that! I am finishing editing my next video about my first interview after being laid off and some interview tips. That will be posted today!
Thank you
Self employed can never be fired or laid off because you are always looking for new projects, assignments, gigs. Don't get too comfortable in life and or in a job, always looking for the another alternative Plan B, Plan C.
Well, as they say, all good things must come to an end.
When I got laid off in 2010, I was one of the last people left and to be let go in my department. Everyone else before me was brought into a town hall meeting and told they were going to be laid off or they were told by email or text message. I was lucky the new owners had the Division Head, Head of HR, and General Counsel for the company call me into a meeting to tell me I was being let go. But I could see the signs and tried to find a job before I got let go, unfortunately, things did not work out as planned. I have learned that when the economy is in a recession, no one is safe. If you are in a position to leave before the ship sinks, by all means do it.
Always ready for disaster to happen. We are planning to pull the plug on work anyway in our mid and late 50s. My company is also cutting and re-orging but I have lived my entire life through these things and shut downs, etc. So we have 4 years living expenses in cash and can cruise for a while if need be but our investments will easily get us to the next cash in flows of a pension and SS at some point. So for us it's a different boat this time since if anything happens to my position, we just call it quits and ride off into the sunset.
Hi Ashley,
I am just curios, maybe you will cover it in a next videos,
So, if you had noticed that signs about upcoming lay-offs, and knew that you also may be included in a list- would you start to search a new job or would be waiting for final decision and hope that you will not be included?
Unfortunately, when you are an employee, you are somewhat disposable and if the company needs to proceed with laid off, they do so. It's not easy to go through but you got this girl. I just discover your channel and I am currently going through your stuff :-)
Hello. Tonight i have seen at least 1/2 dozen vids that have poped up abt people being laid off. So….to answer your question what should you post. I think, you can start a trend of……how to survive during the lay off. Frugal living etc. in my working life i have been through 5 recessions. Each time i learned something new. The biggest thing i learned is…..recessions will happen more, corporate America does not care about people first, they care about the profit margins. I also learned how to stay out of debt , i learned to cook economical meals, ate few meal out, stopped going to Star Bucks……budget better and save for the next recession. Since doing that , here i am in a recession once again. However, this time, i have no credit card debt, i have a emergency fund, and a car paid off. You will be employed again, but this time make the most of being employed………..get rid of your debt. Good luck to you and all that this recession has impacted. God bless.
I’m also a recruiter, would you consider healthcare? I work for a large healthsystem and there is definitely a need in all areas of healthcare even TA. Best of luck to you!!!
That's what im transitioning to. Got tired of telecommunication work. Medical field here I come guns ablazing! lol :D
Do some shorts, I’ve found growth of subscribers that way! Good luck!! 😊
I got laid off from Microsoft recently. Keep ur head up! Made a similar video!
If you made the mistake of being "too devoted" to your job, it means you are still young 😂
Bingo!
if you are laid off and not in upper crust tech (years experienced Software Engineer, Programmer, Cyber Security) then you will likely be boiled down to hybrid or onsite jobs if you don't have inside connections. Companies are pushing hard now for hybrid or on site again now if they aren't hiring freeze or laying off. The mini golden era of most workers able to be 100% remote with pretty good wages is over I think.
If u have a target on u, there's nothing u can do or say to change the outcome. Just sit back and enjoy the ride...
I'm sorry this happened to you and so cold and cruel of this organization to do it the way they did. Sure is a different world now
Sometimes there’s nothing you could have done about it. It’s human nature to second-guess yourself and wonder what you could have done differently. If a boss or company wants you gone, you’ll be gone. They will build a case against you. Happened to me. I’m in a better place now though. All these large companies are nothing but peas in a pod now, in every aspect. Don’t beat yourself up.
If you work in high technology the unwritten rule is you can be paid anytime and any day no matter whatever the economy is. High technology is most insecure industry for job security
This is America, the land of the free. 😉I am glad to live in Europe, with completely different cultural and social values.
Make your resume on Chatgpt.
Save your severance check in the BANK. Collect your unemployment benefits until you secure another job. Take time to decompress. I was given a year advance warning about being laid off and it was still very emotional that December 7th day.
Well actually you can't collect unemployment until the severance runs out.
My severance was one check that I used to pay off my mortgage.
I was denied unemployment because I was eligible for a pension which I took right away because it was a lot more money (40% of my income with my 35 years with the company!) than unemployment. UE said I would be eligible in the future if I worked so many quarters and lost another job. At 56 years old in 2008 that never happened , I worked part time jobs after that.
@@sinebar not true. Atleast in Ohio
cog in the machine
It wasn't just you being layed off, not your fault. I.T. often suffers first. Can only take your bag of reusable skills and move on.
NO = Next Opportunity
Given how much you appreciated your job, no divination of hints would have prompted you to seek a new job.
I am freaking out. I cannot find work. My money is quickly running out.
I’m sorry :( I hope things get better for you
There is no rhyme or reason if you don't own company, everyone else is just a number and cog in the machinery to throw away
The moral of the story... never love your job more than yourself.
How much you say good about PayPal they aren't going to hire you back. It will piss me off if they lay me off and keep other people means I am not good enough and they got rid of me. I don't care about their job but the mental situation they will put me on mean I am not good enough for what I doing very bad.
Oh girl, I’m at PayPal too😢
Did you get laid off too? Or did you survive to see another day?
@@theveldmanway survived but it doesn’t feel good 😔thoughts and prayers to you hope you’re doing ok. We all ignored the warning signs unfortunately
Look for clients/customers, not a job.
Why didn't you apply for another job at PayPal?
They don’t deserve her
Lol so glad someone said it!
One door close another opportunity opens goodluck
I lost money in paypal stock, it was doing really good during the stayed at home pandemic and last year it crashed big time, Dan Shulman fuckin sucks, I'm glad he is going to be gone later this year, he ran out of choice but would have to fire himself eventually...
I don’t get why they don’t just make you all go part time then only half get laid off..
Well, it is about being laid off, but not about getting laid..
Learn to weld
When the male industrial workers got laid-off, women said learn how to CODE.
The "Strong and Independent women" should learn how to "WELD".
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