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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Anyone have any good news to share. This is getting outright depressing.
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A very good friend of mine was laid off appx 4 years ago after 19 years on the job in an office setting. His role was offshored. He did receive a nice severance so took extended time off to gather himself and figure out a new direction. After 6+ months he began applying for jobs but of course the city was in a down turn and competition was high. He was still set up fine and could afford to be picky, eg, was really hoping to find a new path and not go back to his previous area of expertise. Start a new, so to speak.
After a few weeks/months he took to construction with a friend to help pay the bills until something came to fruition.
Months turned to a couple years and in that time he started throwing things out there including his direct field, trying to get anything to stick. Then covid happened wherein a downturn coupled with the pandemic made competition reach an all time high and outlooks seem bleak. He applied daily to everything and anything. It all looked grim to be sure.
But the world is a funny place.
He starts his new job this Friday at the one preferred company/position he sought out over these past 3 years in a brand new field. He would have taken anything, yet ended up getting hired at the one company and new career he sought after so many months of reflection upon losing his job of nearly 20 years. And he did so at a time the world around him was getting laid off.
It can happen, folks. Keep the faith and keep your chin up.