NFT: Laid Off from My Job Today

Hoping you land something better.

Been there. It's awful, but it sounds like you're well-qualified, you have great experience and any company would be lucky to bring you on.

what do you do?

my company is in tech, and we work with your company (tangentially - if I am right on who it is) and we are hiring a lot of roles.

Global Product Support - worked with enterprise teams with new products helping to bring them to market/train reps how to sell these products as well as hoping on client calls to demo these products for most part.

I hope you will consider it an opportunity to re-evaluate your career.

Not in expert, but here in NH and VT there it seems to be a robust job market and the lifestyle is family friendly.

The irony too is I was up to be promoted in the next quarter or so to a lead. Oh well life goes on.

sorry to hear been laid off fired way too many times to count
always sucks hopefully u have a cash buffer and a little time to reevaluate career if that is warranted
good luck

thanks for the kind words. I'm in the NYC area. Office is in midtown Manhattan but I was full time remote.

position and/or skill set is in demand. And you might actually get a promotion now through your search. Good luck with everything.

In comment 16072800 DaddyM89 said:

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Global Product Support - worked with enterprise teams with new products helping to bring them to market/train reps how to sell these products as well as hoping on client calls to demo these products for most part.

Where do you live? a lot of our jobs are remote, but some in product success (which is what our term is for what your job sounds like) they want a specific region.

Time to move on and find something better. I was at my job for 11.5 years and they called me up out of nowhere to tell me I was done. I said yep, boring, saw that one coming and told them I didn't care really because I just started my new job a week before they let me go.

I was with Amazon for 6.5 years and transferred over to Audible in November. Many of my friends in recruiting were let go in the first wave or took a package, and now many more may be in danger.

look me up on LinkedIn and connect with me. Matthew Marino from Audible.

job search.

I'm located in Astoria, Queens. Feel free to shoot me an email if easier. bcassidy0906@gmail.com Thanks!

good luck with your search.

Take a long weekend and start looking for a job on Monday. Be relentless,don't let rejection get you down and don't be deterred. Good luck.

too much of this happening and I fear more to come.

There is little job stability today vs what there was say 40-50 years ago.

Anyone who possesses a skill that others need should consider going into business for him/her self. Then, you at least can control your own destiny.

For some immediate income. You can work whatever hours you want, a woman at my bible study makes over $1k a week but that consists of a lot of driving. I'm doing it while I try to a land a new gig. Good luck & God Bless.

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IT and tech are booming right now in terms of hiring. Get setup on LinkedIn, take a breather and exhale while you do it, and the leads will begin to flow. Good luck!

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working in and around IT for the past 25 years, I've been there before when the layoffs hit. Mine usually have come at such perfect times in my life- a month before my wedding as the .com bubble burst, a few months after my 2nd child was born following the 2008 crash, and back in 2021 with Covid.

Fortunately, I had always saved for a rainy day along the way and got decent severance to keep going. I've been fortunate that when I was let go, I was only out of work for a few weeks & landed and was able to double dip income with severance (I highly recommend if you can pull it off.)

I'm sure you will get the same advice, use your network, reach out to old friends/co-workers. There are lots of short term consulting gigs out there. I was looking into one but landed a full time spot so didn't need to do it. But I'd suggest setting up your own LLC for tax purposes and most of the consulting jobs I was considering required it for their books. I'd recommend you take the time now to get that in place so you have that as an option if needed. Many companies have adopted a "try before you buy" where they will hire as a consultant and decide to convert to full time.

Good luck, you'll land on your feet. Take a few days to clear your mind and then get at it.

glad you're planning to take a breather

My employer might have a req or two open for domain leads/application owners. Might also be remote. Work mostly with internal stakeholders and sometimes with vendors. Stakeholders are global, though, so you'd be expected to have a flexible schedule (late nights for APAC, early mornings for APAC+EMEA meetings), but you might still get away with a 45-50 hr week.

When one door closes a window opens.

I am a firm believer that things happen for a reason. You will bounce back even better than before.

Keep the faith!

Sorry to hear this. That's tough.

Not sure if any of you are aware of the WARN Act?

If there are layoffs by a company that results in 50 or more employees, the company has to notify the government 60 days prior to the layoff date.

There are websites for each state. Just Google WARN Act with the state 2 letter initials for their site.

Here is New York data base. There is one there for the JFK Hilton that the layoff date is 6/1/2023

https://dol.ny.gov/warn-notices

https://dol.ny.gov/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn




WARN Act - ( New Window )

I'm sorry. It sounds like you have sales experience, I could always use a sales person. If you want to email me your resume' I can pass it to our President and see what he thinks. My guess is that it would be a 1099 deal with commission but we do have a product that is currently without a sales person. Fire me an email at joeftriano@gmail.com and let me see if I can help. Despite my persona and history here, I'm an excellent person to work for and with. And modest!

I've been off work for a year (voluntary extended sabbatical after quitting my job overseas) and am relaxing now, but I understand the anxiety behind a situation like yours. I wanna get back to work too. Lots of good advice on this thread. Reach out to people and don't be afraid to cast your net wide and far.

Layoff is one of the toughest things in life. The stress is always draining you even if you got a decent severance. Try to enjoy the time off while job searching and good luck.

advice, and even potential leads for jobs. I really do appreciate it. And I am sorry for those who have or are going through the same thing definitely not fun. For those who have suggested I reach out, I 100% will I'm just checked out for the day and going to unwind. Thanks again BBI truly is an incredible place.

Sucks man. I wish you well & hope you get a better & higher paying gig before too long.

I remember having 17 years into a company, I was called into HR one Friday morning to let me know they were laying me off. I had a 2 year old and a 6 year old at the time.

I was devastated, but looking back at it all these years later? It was the best thing to ever happen to me career wise.

I am sorry to read about your layoff and wish you the best on your new journey.

We're the same age and I'm also in tech in NYC (for some reason, I remember everyone who was on BBI back in the day and was my age when I graduated in 07), and something similar happened to me early on in the pandemic days.

I have a lot of contacts at SaaS startups in NYC (100-500 employees) and if you came from one of the big tech companies, I'm sure there's a ton of smaller employers that would love to have you (and would likely treat you better anyway).

Drop a line to my alt email if you want (meratelos@gmail.com) and we can talk a little further.

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glad you're planning to take a breather My employer might have a req or two open for domain leads/application owners. Might also be remote. Work mostly with internal stakeholders and sometimes with vendors. Stakeholders are global, though, so you'd be expected to have a flexible schedule (late nights for APAC, early mornings for APAC+EMEA meetings), but you might still get away with a 45-50 hr week.

get away with 45-50 hr Yuk!!! I am spoiled AF I max at 40 hrs in tax acct during busy season 15-20 off peak
but I have done this crap 28 yrs and way beyond giving a crap I also make squat but dont have kids around to support

We aren’t a profit center and are trying to position ourselves as a revenue center but are lagging. We have basically two months to prove ourselves which I appreciate as it will allow our team to shift our focus while looking for better opportunities. .

Good company. Dont want to leave but our sales are lagging in this economy and don’t see improvement next two quarters.

am sorry. Take some time off before looking for your next opportunity. I'm sure many employers will value your IT skills.

sorry to hear. Take a little time, clear your head and you'll be back in no time. I'm sure many employers would love to have you on board.

lots of good people here

In comment 16072897 Tom from LI said:

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Not sure if any of you are aware of the WARN Act? If there are layoffs by a company that results in 50 or more employees, the company has to notify the government 60 days prior to the layoff date. There are websites for each state. Just Google WARN Act with the state 2 letter initials for their site. Here is New York data base. There is one there for the JFK Hilton that the layoff date is 6/1/2023 https://dol.ny.gov/warn-notices https://dol.ny.gov/worker-adjustment-and-retraining-notification-warn WARN Act - ( New Window )

This is what severance covers.

Good luck, take a breath and try not to take it too personally.

I think the tech industry hasn't hit its peak yet.

Currently the company I am working for has slowed down hiring and has shown no layoffs.

Paused hiring in certain departments and shifted; but has for sure continued to hired in certain departments. I trust leadership that didn't go spend crazy and need to make any drastic changes in the future. They really werent allowed too like some of the major tech companies were allowed too.

Happy to talk more if you'd like over LinkedIn or via E-Mail.

newjacksm at gmail dot com

Greg

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I'm located in Astoria, Queens. Feel free to shoot me an email if easier. bcassidy0906@gmail.com Thanks!

Just saw this, I am in Astoria too!

I am sure you will find a great opportunity for yourself. If it does take a bit longer than you want I would recommend you keep yourself busy. Exercise, keeping up to speed in your field, learning something new, etc. Best of luck.

Also in tech. It was scary b/c there were a ton of layoffs at the time. But my interview schedule was very busy. Despite the layoffs there were a good amount of opportunities out there. Took a little longer than I had hoped, but I started my new role earlier this month and I am very happy with it so far.

I'd also point out that while their have been a ton of layoffs from top tech companies in the news, most of them are still above their 2020 levels in hiring. So we are still at a net positive in tech companies over the last few years.


It sucks to be laid off, but keep your head up. There is lots out there. You have a severance, take some time to clear your head and get it in the right space. Then hit linkedin and find you next role. It is out there.

Great group of guys helping out.

And good luck Daddy. It sounds like you’re in good hands.

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In comment 16072822 DaddyM89 said: Quote: I'm located in Astoria, Queens. Feel free to shoot me an email if easier. bcassidy0906@gmail.com Thanks! Just saw this, I am in Astoria too!

Also in Astoria haha

I’m a Director of Recruitment with a big financial services company in the city. Let me know if I can help.

Like seriously. One of the better BI threads I've seen.

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I’m a Director of Recruitment with a big financial services company in the city. Let me know if I can help.

You care if you e-mail me?

reyoung1027@gmail.com

You guys are the best. Faith in humanity restored. For those of you who suggested I reach out to you I have. Thanks again BBI, I appreciate you guys more than you know.

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For some immediate income. You can work whatever hours you want, a woman at my bible study makes over $1k a week but that consists of a lot of driving. I'm doing it while I try to a land a new gig. Good luck & God Bless.

I did this for a while and it was one the funnest things I've ever done. You're your own boss but the thing that sucks is your car gets beat up and people always bitch just about everything.

But yeah, like I said it sucks you have to use your own car ... unless you're using your old company's vehicle for deliveries. Hehehehe. Wasn't me. Caught me on the counter? Wasn't me.