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Originally Posted by golden_eve
So I got laid off from one of my jobs on Friday. Once again, the timing is awful because I have to move out and be able to afford an apartment. Now I only have half an income from my other part time job.
I don't know yet if I will be eligible for partial unemployment benefits. I can submit my claim at the end of this week. Without unemployment, being able to afford a place will be very tough. I could just make it perhaps, but funds would be extremely tight with no room for savings or extras. It would be pretty miserable without the unemployment checks.
UGH! Could the timing have been worse??? This is my second time being laid off from a job in life. This does present a bit of a monkey wrench in my life. I am stressed.
On the other hand, I feel some amount of relief? They were not treating me well, nor were they listening to my guidance and expertise. They wanted to do things as they saw fit. I wonder if that's why I was let go? Because my strategies did not coincide with their vision?
My boss from this company ran one of her companies into the ground by pursuing a tactic I had strongly advised against. I warned her that she would ruin her business. And that's exactly what happened. Now they're doing something similar (against my guidance) with another company.
Fine. Listen to others' bad advice and run both companies into the ground for all I care. They're extremely arrogant. The new marketing director follows in my old boss's footsteps... not listening to expert guidance and input. They didn't like what I had to say, so I was let go. UGH.
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I understand what you're going through. I felt the same, pulled in two directions emotionally, when I was laid off. On one hand, I was upset about being laid off and deemed unnecessary. I liked my job and wanted to continue, despite the challenges. On the other hand, it was a relief to not have to deal with those challenges anymore, which included a boss who did not want to listen to me and people who were making huge mistakes and no one taking heed of my advice about how to avoid said mistakes. It was rough for a long time but I did manage to crawl out of it.
Even to this day I'm still ambivalent about it. I still wish I had my job some days because I miss it. Then I also remember how horrible it was to work with those people and, at this point, because of all the hard work and rebuilding I've done (NOT because of anything they did for me-I want to be clear that being laid off was NOT a blessing and it was NOT a good thing in the end) how much better my life is now - again because of the rebuilding and hard work that I put into it.
You will recover, I am sure. You are a hard worker, smart, and savvy. You may need to reposition yourself in the workplace. That's what I did and it helped me immensely. It can really drain on your self-confidence to get laid off. So try and stay strong in your self-esteem and self-image.
I'm rooting for you.
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