I've officially been unemployed for 3 days now myself.. welcome to the club! :beer:
sorry to hear my friend. first thing is first, you need to lose any aspect of "I'm an IT manager you have in your mind." when things get better or you find one of those IT jobs, then by all means, use it. but you need to be prepared to shovel shit for the well being of your family. burger king. waste disposal. waiter. pizze guy. we all have hit bottom with careers before. your only option is to get back into something until you can climb back out of the hole. I wish you the best of luck. I work for the government as an IT specialist...currently deployed down in baghdad. I was willing to make the sacrifices to be here and I'm definitely glad I'm still here. bust your ass at whatever you have to to make ends meet for your family. don't be afraid to be cheap.
Well, I have an interview with a company in Plymouth, Minnesota. Anyone from that area that can tell me about the quality of life there?
Sorry to hear of your job loss. My son was laid off from IT in February; I was laid off after 24 years last month, so we both share your pain (plus we live in that economic mecca, Michigan).
Dye your skin darker, speak with a foreign accent, live 12 to a room in a rented house; that's where all the IT jobs are going.
First they told us that it was OK to lose manufacturing; that we would survive as a "service economy:..
Now, service jobs are being outsourced, and we are being told we can survive as an "entertainment society"..
Anyone hear of "Bollywood"?
Can you flip burgers?
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Bummer. Did you have a job that was easily outsourced?
No, I was a senior consultant with an IT company that got acquired by a company that sells products and extensively outsources everything from design to manufacturing. After the acquisition, our group was the most profitable part of the operation, but we all got our salaries cut 15% and they laid off 24,000 of our employees. Being senior and highly paid, I saw the writing on the wall. Luckily, I was close to retirement anyway.
I really feel for you younger guys. I lived through the recession of the 1980's and I know it's no fun. I spent a year working behind the counter at Radio Shack.
Wow it breaks my heart to hear your stories. Am such a whimp that I don't think I could handle it. Ok, I 'd handle it but I'd be really depressed. But I would tell myself that the economy is bound to turn around. I believe by the end of the year it should be turn around and I pray you guys can hang on