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I lost my job yesterday, almost one year after I joined the company (left a 5 year job for this one). This is the first time I've ever became unemployed since I started my career and I am kinda desolated tbh  Thankfully I got some money saved that will hold me for some months until I can find a new job, but I'm feeling bad because I suddenly had to interrupt some plans I had for the near future and bored with all the spare time I have available from now. For those who recently became unemployed for whatever reason or went through this at some point, what have you been doing to cope with this forced boredom? (beside applying for new positions obviously). I've been playing some Marvel Rivals since then and will go biking now and grab food on the way
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I had a whole system when I was unemployed Monday: look for jobs Tuesday: update my resume for the jobs I wanted to apply to Wednesday: create cover letters (if necessary) Thursday: send out the job applications after reviewing everything Friday: day off I did this for three hours a day every morning. It helped to reduce burnout. The rest of the time I played FF14 which was kind of fun to be honest
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Curious how many goons Trump's EO just made jobless. Guess we'll see shortly.
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Seth Pecksniff posted:I had a whole system when I was unemployed Seems like a good system to keep consistency, I’ll try to follow something similar, randomly applying for jobs just make you feel frustrated at a long teen. How long did it take for you to find a new job after you started this routine? I still have to figure out a lot of stuff like updating resume, portfolio etc Vile_Nihilist666 posted:Curious how many goons Trump's EO just made jobless. Guess we'll see shortly. I am not from the USA but I feel you. I got fired due to the unhealthy relationship I had with my manager, which was an obnoxious egocentric prick who couldn’t stand different opinions rather than his. We never got along and he decided it was the best for him to just do the work by himself
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Shamewave posted:Seems like a good system to keep consistency, I’ll try to follow something similar, randomly applying for jobs just make you feel frustrated at a long teen. How long did it take for you to find a new job after you started this routine? I still have to figure out a lot of stuff like updating resume, portfolio etc For the top question, about three months or so. It didn't take too too long but it was a bit stressful in the meantime. For the second one, poo poo did you have my old manager lol
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Jan 23, 2025 18:10
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Seth Pecksniff posted:I had a whole system when I was unemployed Sunday: D&D Monday: jerk off Tuesday: consider looking for work. Wednesday: gently caress it, updating this chart sucks
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Jan 23, 2025 18:20
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Seth Pecksniff posted:
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By popular demand posted:Monday-Friday: jerk off Goon style
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New career in streaming awaits
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I hope this post is a hit like previous threads "GBS divorce thread" and "GBS in therapy thread" and "GBS wife took the kids thread"
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Toxic Mental posted:I hope this post is a hit like previous threads "GBS divorce thread" If this thread wants to match that one you'll need a bunch of goons chiming in about how they are gainfully employed and love their jobs.
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I was unemployed back in 2013 after getting laid off. I got a severance package and could file for unemployment as well, so I at least had a safety net for a bit. But it helped to give myself a list of things to do in order to feel like I was making progress. 1) Reach out to all my business references 2) Update my resume 3) Write a generic cover letter that could be edited depending on the job 4) Figure out what kind of job I wanted to do I think I ended up applying for close to 200 jobs, I got about 50 interviews, and maybe only 10 of those led anywhere. So don't get discouraged when it feels like you're not hearing back from jobs or you don't get a callback after an interview.
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Jan 23, 2025 18:50
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ninjoatse.cx posted:Which class(es) Black mage and dancer
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I'm also unemployed right now!  I quit an easy job I loved and moved back to the US thinking a masters degree and 4+ years of experience would qualify me for at least an entry level job. I have not heard back from even a single company. It's been months.
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I pass the time by playing hundreds of hours of Factorio a day, working out, studying, translating, and hanging out with friends. Use this time to learn a skill, OP!
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Just out of curiosity, what approximate dollar value would you have to have saved up to just say gently caress looking for another job, gently caress work in general, I'm just going to coast from here on out?
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Vakal posted:Just out of curiosity, what approximate dollar value would you have to have saved up to just say gently caress looking for another job, gently caress work in general, I'm just going to coast from here on out? $60,000 a year for the rest of my life
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Vakal posted:Just out of curiosity, what approximate dollar value would you have to have saved up to just say gently caress looking for another job, gently caress work in general, I'm just going to coast from here on out? Been wondering that about a buddy who has been doing that for last five years.
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If You Are Strong: check with your local government to see if there are nuisance animals you can kill for a bounty. Make sure to sleep when you're tired or you can be overwhelmed by a foe that does not present a challenge when you're well rested. If You Are Pretty: sugarbaby relationships remain popular and lucrative. You are largely free to set the terms of your arrangement, but some restrictions may limit your pool of suitors and the money you can earn.
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A Fancy Hat posted:I think I ended up applying for close to 200 jobs, I got about 50 interviews, and maybe only 10 of those led anywhere. So don't get discouraged when it feels like you're not hearing back from jobs or you don't get a callback after an interview. Isn't 1/4 of the jobs you applied to replying to you for an interview extremely high or is my situation even more grim than I thought?
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Larry Cum Free posted:If You Are Strong: check with your local government to see if there are nuisance animals you can kill for a bounty. Make sure to sleep when you're tired or you can be overwhelmed by a foe that does not present a challenge when you're well rested. OP remains ugly and weak, so what then?
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Being unemployed for a long time can really start to wear on you. Make sure you keep a good sleeping schedule and try to get out of the house to do anything. Take a walk, go to walmart, whatever it doesn't matter. I was unemployed for 2 years then worked for a bit and now I'm unemployed again. It sucks and for me it has worn down my social skills and confidence in some weird ways. Just try not to get stuck in that rut.
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My contract ends next month, so joining you soon! I was unemployed a full year from 22-23. My whole industry tanked and I kept hearing our employment rate was riding around 25% of the norm.
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Larry Cum Free posted:If You Are Strong: check with your local government to see if there are nuisance animals you can kill for a bounty. Make sure to sleep when you're tired or you can be overwhelmed by a foe that does not present a challenge when you're well rested. If You Are Wise: consider becoming a hermit. Make your own schedule as a cryptic ominous figure looming on the outskirts of civilization. Adventurers will seek you out for your wisdom. You may have to die in dramatic circumstances.
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A Fancy Hat posted:I was unemployed back in 2013 after getting laid off. I got a severance package and could file for unemployment as well, so I at least had a safety net for a bit. But it helped to give myself a list of things to do in order to feel like I was making progress. No one is hitting a 25% interview to application rate anymore, unfortunately. I'm getting turned down for jobs I don't even remember applying for now.
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Shadow0 posted:Isn't 1/4 of the jobs you applied to replying to you for an interview extremely high or is my situation even more grim than I thought? A lot of the jobs I applied to were literal fry cooks and janitors and snowplow drivers and stuff. Part of it was keeping my unemployment benefits, some of it was just wanting to interview, and some was desperation to find anything before my money ran out. For jobs in my specific field it was more like 1/8 of those responded for an interview.
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nullandvoid posted:$60,000 a year for the rest of my life 
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Colonel Cancer posted:If You Are Wise: consider becoming a hermit. Make your own schedule as a cryptic ominous figure looming on the outskirts of civilization. Adventurers will seek you out for your wisdom. You may have to die in dramatic circumstances. OP is weak, ugly and dumb, none of this advice is helping!
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Vile_Nihilist666 posted:Curious how many goons Trump's EO just made jobless. Guess we'll see shortly. My rear end in a top hat is firmly clenched about this poo poo
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nullandvoid posted:$60,000 a year for the rest of my life a basic retirement calculator will tell you that you need about $1,500,000 invested in a basic stock/bond portfolio to achieve this income (inflation adjusted) in perpetuity with a high (>90%) success rate you only need to scam about 100 elderly couples out of new roofs or whatever to get there. hint: knock on doors following hail storms i recommend never doing the same scam in the same city more than twice, then skip town. change states every 6 months or so. if you're a real go-getter, you can do about 50 scams per year, but if you're just starting out aim for a more realistic 20.
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You’re never too old to take your happy rear end down to the Voc-Tec and learn to do HVAC.
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Szyznyk posted:You’re never too old to take your happy rear end down to the Voc-Tec and learn to do HVAC. Hot Vagina, rear end, Cock
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Lil Swamp Booger Baby posted:Hot Vagina, rear end, Cock That stopped paying very well after the start of the Hubs and Tubes Era.
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Friday to Thursday - Whiskey hour, every hour.
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Szyznyk posted:That stopped paying very well after the start of the Hubs and Tubes Era. It still pays though. So get to it.
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Toxic Mental posted:I hope this post is a hit like previous threads "GBS divorce thread" and "GBS in therapy thread" and "GBS wife took the kids thread" You could direct your hopes on me finding a new job instead
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Shadow0 posted:I pass the time by playing hundreds of hours of Factorio a day, working out, studying, translating, and hanging out with friends. Use this time to learn a skill, OP! There are some books I want to take off my shelf, sounds like the perfect time. I also have been wanting to get back on writing music again. I’ll try to be as productive as I can to keep my mind busy
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I was unemployed for a about a year until just recently. It was very frustrating, and I started resenting employers for refusing to give me interviews for jobs that I was more than qualified for. Sorry you're in this position, OP. If you get really bored, you might consider volunteering somewhere. It gives you something to do, and it looks good on a resume.
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i haven't worked in years OP, it's cool
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Yeah, just rage quit my job a few weeks ago and while I wanted to take a few weeks off to do nothing, it really isn’t healthy for me. Just been obsessively playing video games. It also doesn’t help that my husband’s car won’t start when it’s too cold, so I have been stuck without transportation all day too. I have tried to get insurance and my 401k figured out, but my workplace hasn’t reported to either that I quit. I guess they have 30 days to tell their third party cobra management, and then they have 14 days to mail a letter to me. So it’s just hurry up and wait right now.
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