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[quote=Anonymous]I’d ask him if he has a plan / thoughts about when he might start looking and then sit back. It’s so hard!

My DH lost a job about 8 years ago and I pushed / got involved and I ultimately felt somewhat to blame when he accepted a position that was a terrible fit. His health and our family happiness suffered. He wasn’t even unemployed that long.

When he was laid off from that job 5 years ago (during Covid) he stepped in to take care of our preschooler who was home, manage some of the medical care she needed (she had 3 hrs of appointments a week at the time) and just make my life easier for a bit. He had 3 months severance pay and said he thought he’d start looking around the 2 month mark. At about two months I planned that day to ask him for an update - having bitten my tongue until then - but before I did he told me he’d updated his LinkedIn the night before and was going to work on his resume that day. However, that day he got a call from 3 recruiters! This led to interviews and job offers with two companies. It actually moved faster than he wanted - he was offered a job in early December and really wanted to start in the new year but they wanted to get him on board before the holidays.

He’s now ready for something else (though not actively looking yet) but it’s been a decent run for 5 years. And he was so abused by the prior employer (gaslighting; ethically concerning practices etc) that he needed recovery time badly. [/quote]

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