It's encouraging to see you doing fairly well considering the layoff and it being winter. I hope you don't mind me saying this, it seems that based on the likes and hobbies you mentioned that you might be content with a comfortable life that allows you to do those things, which could be obtained in a less expensive state by saving up, living frugally etc whereas the pace of the place you're in and places you applied is much faster, commonly leads to burn out, and can be empty and superficial, it also takes a lot of time and work to make a decent buck and in the process hoping to not get too spent emotionally, physically etc basically the "make it" mantra is hiding a lot and there are different ways to still live a nice life, either way good luck on your journey.
Thanks for the comment. I kind of struggle some days between want a slow life and wanting traditional ideas of success. Working in advertising does lead to a lot of burn out because it's just making the rich richer. Not exactly the most fulfilling thing in the world. But at the very least, I can stack my money now. I do live in LA but because it's so expensive (studios for 2k and up) it has cheaper options (renting a room in a house for several hundred) that aren't common in other states. So I save at least on rent, funny enough, by living here. I'm working now to get as financially independent as possible and one day (hopefully soon) be able to comfortably make the choice about exactly what pace of life pleases me. Thanks for the food for thought!
Just came across your channel, congrats on the job offer! I feel you about the dissolution of working at companies after getting laid off myself. For the tax bill you can go on a payment plan with the IRS to pay over a couple months. Also watch out for taxes on unemployment! And also definitely can call the unemployment office to put your payments on hold in case jobs fall through. And I think it's smart that you're not putting your eggs in one basket with this new job as well as even with big companies they have their own constraints.
@@KayGee_yt After you got laid off did you tell your new job that you were laid off since sometimes companies will see that as a red flag if you got laid off then they think that maybe you were underperforming or it was your fault even if that's not true. Sometimes it may be better to just tell them that you are still employed at your last job since it looks better to them if you are still employed but looking for a better opportunity. Sometimes you get further ahead by lying about it since being honest can not get you hired since most companies rarely check with your current or past employers and don't actually check your references most often especially for a lower paying job that has a high turnover rate. I'm just looking for an average basic job that pays $12 to $14 an hour not a job making $50,000.00 a year or more. Thanks for any help you can provide.
It's encouraging to see you doing fairly well considering the layoff and it being winter. I hope you don't mind me saying this, it seems that based on the likes and hobbies you mentioned that you might be content with a comfortable life that allows you to do those things, which could be obtained in a less expensive state by saving up, living frugally etc whereas the pace of the place you're in and places you applied is much faster, commonly leads to burn out, and can be empty and superficial, it also takes a lot of time and work to make a decent buck and in the process hoping to not get too spent emotionally, physically etc basically the "make it" mantra is hiding a lot and there are different ways to still live a nice life, either way good luck on your journey.
Thanks for the comment. I kind of struggle some days between want a slow life and wanting traditional ideas of success. Working in advertising does lead to a lot of burn out because it's just making the rich richer. Not exactly the most fulfilling thing in the world. But at the very least, I can stack my money now. I do live in LA but because it's so expensive (studios for 2k and up) it has cheaper options (renting a room in a house for several hundred) that aren't common in other states. So I save at least on rent, funny enough, by living here. I'm working now to get as financially independent as possible and one day (hopefully soon) be able to comfortably make the choice about exactly what pace of life pleases me. Thanks for the food for thought!
Just came across your channel, congrats on the job offer! I feel you about the dissolution of working at companies after getting laid off myself. For the tax bill you can go on a payment plan with the IRS to pay over a couple months. Also watch out for taxes on unemployment! And also definitely can call the unemployment office to put your payments on hold in case jobs fall through. And I think it's smart that you're not putting your eggs in one basket with this new job as well as even with big companies they have their own constraints.
Thank you! I'll be putting my payments on hold - that's a great idea!
@@KayGee_yt After you got laid off did you tell your new job that you were laid off since sometimes companies will see that as a red flag if you got laid off then they think that maybe you were underperforming or it was your fault even if that's not true. Sometimes it may be better to just tell them that you are still employed at your last job since it looks better to them if you are still employed but looking for a better opportunity. Sometimes you get further ahead by lying about it since being honest can not get you hired since most companies rarely check with your current or past employers and don't actually check your references most often especially for a lower paying job that has a high turnover rate. I'm just looking for an average basic job that pays $12 to $14 an hour not a job making $50,000.00 a year or more. Thanks for any help you can provide.