Will I ever find a new job?

[Anonymous]

This happens all the time. You’ll get another job. It’s tough and scary but it’s 100% doable. Keep going.

We left the DC area a couple years ago. People get laid off here all the time, especially in sales. They pick themselves back up and keep going. It seems that it takes at least six months though to find another position. My neighbor is now on month 7.

I’m 49 and just started a new job last month.

Take another look at your resume, network, and don’t give up. Be open to different experiences.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Okay, well all my relatives were laid off by 53 and never worked again as professionals.

I think one of the factors when you get into your 50s is a perceived (by potential employers) gap in understanding technology. I am 56 and routinely help my millennial colleagues figure out advanced functions on their iPhones. But if I was laid off, how would I eliminate the perceived risk of not keeping up with technology? I am picking up a few cloud computing / SaaS certifications just as a backup / demo that I am still capable of keeping up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Okay, well all my relatives were laid off by 53 and never worked again as professionals.

I think one of the factors when you get into your 50s is a perceived (by potential employers) gap in understanding technology. I am 56 and routinely help my millennial colleagues figure out advanced functions on their iPhones. But if I was laid off, how would I eliminate the perceived risk of not keeping up with technology? I am picking up a few cloud computing / SaaS certifications just as a backup / demo that I am still capable of keeping up.

Same, I'm 50 and while not a developer level of expertise, I am a digital native far beyond most in my field. No idea how to insulate from being aged out. Certs are fine I guess... but I feel recruiters don't even look once you get to a certain age.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Laid off six months ago. I feel out of control and scared. My severance ran out. I am paying for my own health care. I have savings and a spouse who has a healthy income, but this is a severe hit financially, emotionally, psychologically. I worked so hard for what I have and I now have nothing. I just apply to places, wait, and hope. I am not even in an industry that is consulting-friendly (sales). I feel nauseated all the time. Depressed. Nervous. I never expected to be here. I am ashamed and hopeless.

Welcome to my world! Will be 15 months without full time work in mid July. I didn't get a severance because my previous employer stabbed me in the back and pushed me out the door. Thankfully I only have myself to feed and I've always been a saver. But this sucks. A nightmare that just won't end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Laid off six months ago. I feel out of control and scared. My severance ran out. I am paying for my own health care. I have savings and a spouse who has a healthy income, but this is a severe hit financially, emotionally, psychologically. I worked so hard for what I have and I now have nothing. I just apply to places, wait, and hope. I am not even in an industry that is consulting-friendly (sales). I feel nauseated all the time. Depressed. Nervous. I never expected to be here. I am ashamed and hopeless.

Welcome to my world! Will be 15 months without full time work in mid July. I didn't get a severance because my previous employer stabbed me in the back and pushed me out the door. Thankfully I only have myself to feed and I've always been a saver. But this sucks. A nightmare that just won't end.

15 months! So sorry. How old are you, is retirement possible?

[Anonymous]

Be a SAHM

[Anonymous]

Keep going OP. Are you leveraging your network? It’s humbling to ask but people do step up when they can! And especially if you’ve built a good reputation with them. Reach out to 1 or 2 people each week in addition to applying to jobs.