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Unemployed, again.
A week before Thanksgiving I was let go from my new job. In total they laid 13 people off and dissolved the entirety of the Marketing Department. They aren’t currently moving forward with their national or marketing initiatives.
It’s obvious that this wasn’t their plan. I’d been on contract for three months and they just brought me on as a full time employee about a month ago. Not what you do when you're planning to lay someone off. On the positive side that meant I got a two week severance on top of having paid vacation for the week I took off for Mys - all after only officially working for the company for a month.
All things considered it was the nicest layoff I’ve ever had. My boss was visibly frustrated by the whole thing and apologized numerous times. He allowed me to leave and buy a flash drive so that I could copy any and all of the projects I’d been working on for use in my portfolio. I still have access to the cloud if I need to grab anything I might later remember. The HR lady showed up later with a chocolate orange for me and some Godiva chocolate.
I asked my boss to write me a good word I could add to my website’s testimonials, and sent him a FB friend request (prof account). He's completely changed my feelings about having coworkers I could see as friends outside of work. For someone who staunchly adhered to separation of work and personal for my adult life, that's saying something.
I took the whole thing in stride and tried to keep my momentum going. When I got home I immediately got on the phone with one of the talent agencies and asked them about a previous contract gig they’d contacted me about after I'd accepted this temp-to-perm placement. The job had been filled, but Ivie, the marketing agency, had asked for me several times and had a different opening available. The contract was for all of Dec. So with in 24 hours of being let go I had a contract job lined up. That knowledge helped my mood a lot. At least I’d have money coming in for another month, which gives me time to look for a job and get through the holidays.
It also nicely feeds my 'producer' mindset. I've come a long way of validating myself outside of my ability to bring in money, but it's still there a bit.
I can fantasize about Ivie making me full time, but in reality I’m rather down about being on the job hunt again. Where I am now is a lot better than at the beginning of the year. Being let go from ASI I felt completely burned out and demoralized. I felt like I was begging for someone to take a chance on a washed up has been.
This time I feel like going out and finding a job that I’m a good fit for. That I’m competent and can roll with changes. That I do good work and bring a positive attitude with me.
Working at M3 for just four months, and the positive work environment there, helped my self esteem and mood so much!
It’s obvious that this wasn’t their plan. I’d been on contract for three months and they just brought me on as a full time employee about a month ago. Not what you do when you're planning to lay someone off. On the positive side that meant I got a two week severance on top of having paid vacation for the week I took off for Mys - all after only officially working for the company for a month.
All things considered it was the nicest layoff I’ve ever had. My boss was visibly frustrated by the whole thing and apologized numerous times. He allowed me to leave and buy a flash drive so that I could copy any and all of the projects I’d been working on for use in my portfolio. I still have access to the cloud if I need to grab anything I might later remember. The HR lady showed up later with a chocolate orange for me and some Godiva chocolate.
I asked my boss to write me a good word I could add to my website’s testimonials, and sent him a FB friend request (prof account). He's completely changed my feelings about having coworkers I could see as friends outside of work. For someone who staunchly adhered to separation of work and personal for my adult life, that's saying something.
I took the whole thing in stride and tried to keep my momentum going. When I got home I immediately got on the phone with one of the talent agencies and asked them about a previous contract gig they’d contacted me about after I'd accepted this temp-to-perm placement. The job had been filled, but Ivie, the marketing agency, had asked for me several times and had a different opening available. The contract was for all of Dec. So with in 24 hours of being let go I had a contract job lined up. That knowledge helped my mood a lot. At least I’d have money coming in for another month, which gives me time to look for a job and get through the holidays.
It also nicely feeds my 'producer' mindset. I've come a long way of validating myself outside of my ability to bring in money, but it's still there a bit.
I can fantasize about Ivie making me full time, but in reality I’m rather down about being on the job hunt again. Where I am now is a lot better than at the beginning of the year. Being let go from ASI I felt completely burned out and demoralized. I felt like I was begging for someone to take a chance on a washed up has been.
This time I feel like going out and finding a job that I’m a good fit for. That I’m competent and can roll with changes. That I do good work and bring a positive attitude with me.
Working at M3 for just four months, and the positive work environment there, helped my self esteem and mood so much!