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🤔 Have you ever found yourself stuck between wanting to quit your job and fearing the uncertainty of being out of work?
I know from years of experience that being out of work and looking for a job can be incredibly challenging. Here are some valuable tips to keep in mind if you’re in this situation:
- Networking is key: Reach out to your professional contacts, attend industry events, and make connections to increase your chances of finding a job.
- Update your resume and online presence: Make sure your resume is up to date and optimize your LinkedIn profile to showcase your skills and experience.
- Consider temporary or freelance work: Taking on temporary assignments or freelance projects can help you stay active in the workforce while searching for a permanent job.
- Stay positive and persistent: Job hunting can be a tough process, but staying positive and persistent can help you stay motivated and focused on your goals.
Remember, it’s important to think carefully before quitting your job without having a new one lined up. Keep these tips in mind to make the job search process less daunting and more manageable. Good luck! 🌟
The ONLY thing?
Can’t really say I agree. I’ve been out of work by choice in the past and it did wonders for my mental health. Hell, I’m unemployed right now and struggling to find work but it’s nowhere near as bad as some of my old workplaces.
I used to throw up in the morning from stress multiple times a week, in the shower, and I’d shake in my bed for about half an hour before getting it together and driving to the office, where I’d consider self-harm, like just driving my car into the center median and breaking my legs so I could go to the hospital instead of the office.
Needing a job when you don’t have one these days IS soul crushing. Add to the mix that we’re too young/poor to retire and that they’re paying pennies for experience and ya got a real shit show. The beautiful thing is that we’re SURVIVORS . Willing to work at McDonald’s to pay the bills. No shame in our game. It’s a mindset. Tell yourself it’s ok, sell all ur crap if u have to. One day at a time, keep applying, do.not.stop.
That’s me right now. Quit a toxic job because of a horrible boss cursing and treating me like crap, got new job right away but it was physically demanding hurt my back, quit after a couple weeks. Now in bed depressed for 3 days I finally got up and showered and did more applications, have an interview tomorrow wish me luck.
23 years working, was out of work with no pay from March to May of 2020. That was easily the most stressed I’ve ever been and I worked at a busy pizza hut in Florida, in July, with no ac. There’s “I’d rather die than go to my crap job that sucks” and “ohmygod what are we going to do, etc”
Of true things nothing is truer than this.
Note: I’m not sure that everyone will know what “Generation Jones” is. Or am I wrong? It means the people born during, let’s say, the last 6-8 years of the long Baby Boom generation (1946-1964), so about 1958/59 to 1964. Still a boomer, but always too late for the fun and always behind the curve of the older people in the Boom, who had always exploited the trend and moved on before us kids could get there. Always!
In a superb non-fiction book published last year, *The Best Minds*, the author, who like me and the troubled friend he wrote about belong to this back-end Boomer group,
***We always arrived too late for the party, but in time to split the check.***
I left my career to be a stay at home parent. I’ve been told I’m overqualified for entry level. I was self employed while I was a stay at home parent, and largely worked in varying creative industries (art department, writing, marketing, directing, editing, doing interviews for dead mediums).
Apparently my whole resume is a poison pill.
*Super* fun.
I had to leave my old job to find a new one. I needed time for recruiters and interviews and to make time for commute and writing emails. Applying for jobs is a full time job, so don’t feel bad if these things take time or lots of effort. Hard work always pays off looking back.