Help me give up my cushy dead end job

[Anonymous]

Part of it is the market. The jobs aren’t there for mid level and above in certain fields. I applied in 2021 and had several interviews for more money. Now I can only find jobs that are for less money.

Based on some of your comments above you may not be selling your story well. Even though your job is “reactive” it doesn’t mean you haven’t had any wins. I would work on trying to improve your resume to show all of your accomplishments including the fact that you are now doing 2 jobs.

[Anonymous]

Your worry about getting replaced by someone cheaper isn’t going to go away in the next 20 years. So ya look for a new job. Consider a pay cut for a job that is better respected and will show you are capable of a more demanding job and has promotion potential. Certainly sounds like you are capable, but don’t really want the more demanding job due to work life balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your worry about getting replaced by someone cheaper isn’t going to go away in the next 20 years. So ya look for a new job. Consider a pay cut for a job that is better respected and will show you are capable of a more demanding job and has promotion potential. Certainly sounds like you are capable, but don’t really want the more demanding job due to work life balance.

Heck no pay cut. Ride that out. Do conferences or papers, or developing a new line of business, there is no such thing as more prestige for more money that makes any sense except in academia

[Anonymous]

But isn’t the white college market pretty weak right now, that’s why the PP could not lateral into a new role despite having lots of offers in years before. I don’t know why that would be surprising so your best option is to build what you have and you get paid great, more than many of us.

[Anonymous]

I am confused, you are now doing the work of two people, but you still consider it a cushy job?

You must work in a complete BS job if they can double work and it’s still coasting or misunderstanding an I?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What does it mean "stock buyout" mean?

You expect a new job to pay you for giving up your stock options you are giving up?

But wouldn't you also lose the stock if you are laid off?

Can someone answer this? What is “stock buyout” in this context?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying. I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job. It's more of a reactive role.
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

I am confused. Do you still have ambition or naw?

I no longer have ambition in my mid-40s and am going to ride my cushy dead end job to retirement, and that's OK. I already accomplished a lot in my other career. Now other things are more important to me and I value my work-life balance. I have come to the conclusion that work is HIGHLY OVERRATED and people who live to work are idiots.

[Anonymous]

Some good advice here, even though I think a lot of us are a bit confused.

-- Do NOT take a pay cut.

-- The job market is actually not great right now. Don't be fooled by the job listings ... a lot of them don't go anywhere.

-- Since you have a pretty good job, you're in a great position. You don't have to leave unless something GREAT comes along. So, bide your time. Make sure you're connecting with people in your industry who could help you find your next great opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying. I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job. It's more of a reactive role.
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

Are layoffs over? How was severance?

[Anonymous]

Not sure why you’d change anything. Cushy job, you know what you’re doing, high pay, prob less likely to get cut than if you left for another job (because you already survived the cuts).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it mean "stock buyout" mean?

You expect a new job to pay you for giving up your stock options you are giving up?

But wouldn't you also lose the stock if you are laid off?

Can someone answer this? What is “stock buyout” in this context?

. She probably means RSUs that haven’t vested?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying.[b] I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job.[b] It's more of a reactive role.
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

Consider removing your picture from LinkedIn and anything from your resume that would blatantly identify you as white.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying.[b] I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job.[b] It's more of a reactive role.
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

Consider removing your picture from LinkedIn and anything from your resume that would blatantly identify you as white.

Fwiw, im not white

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have a really cushy job in a big name company for the past 2 years now. Almost zero weekend/night work, occasional early morning, hybrid-- 3 days in office alternating with 2 days every other week. Pay is decent. I have no direct reports. It works really well for me because I have three kids in elementary. I thought I hit the jackpot. Until layoffs came last year and my team is slashed to half. I am now doing the work of two people, but I can handle it because I am very efficient now. Because I got scared with the lay offs, I started applying.[b] I was surprised that I wasnt getting any interviews at all from places/roles that I would have gotten so easily two years ago. I reflected a lot and I worry I am getting too old, too expensive (I have a stock buy out), and Im not really demonstrating any major wins at this current job.[b] It's more of a reactive role.
My problem is almost all my coworkers are approaching retirement, or just waiting to retire. I have 20 years to go easily. I realized this when I got a comment during a networking event about, "Geez, what are you doing in that team? I thought you had to be dead to be there". Am I shooting myself by staying in this cushy job?!

Any stories out there?

Consider removing your picture from LinkedIn and anything from your resume that would blatantly identify you as white.

What a bizarre thing to say.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What does it mean "stock buyout" mean?

You expect a new job to pay you for giving up your stock options you are giving up?

But wouldn't you also lose the stock if you are laid off?

Can someone answer this? What is “stock buyout” in this context?

. She probably means RSUs that haven’t vested?

So people expect to be paid for UNVESTED RSUs, even when they are likely lost when laid off?