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submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by lime@feddit.nu to c/casualconversation@piefed.social

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six months after my last workplace went bankrupt, i'm out again. an international consultancy firm took me and all my colleagues in from the failing business and we got raises and bonuses... and now i've been let go. only me.

they've not managed to sell my skills anywhere for six months, so the decision makes economic sense, but... that just makes me feel useless. evidently the local office feels bad because they decided to pay out this month's salary in full, but that doesn't really help with the self-esteem.

after all the shakiness of the bankruptcy and being lied to about great numbers leading up to it, i just wanted some stability. but fuck me i guess.

...so how's your day?

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[–] lime@feddit.nu 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

times are weird right now. are you holding up ok?

one tip i learned from my dad is to not bother with the contact forms, if it's a small company. just find the number to the ceo and call them directly. shows drive or something. i have no idea how well it works.

[–] maaneeack@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not really but I don't have much choice but to keep on.

Mostly the applications are in HR portals, or linkedin. I came across one the other day wanting me to email my resume and cover letter, I closed the tab. I'm not doing cover letters and I've tried tailoring resumes to the position but it didn't make a difference.

It feels like a lot of the job posts are not there to be filled.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

that's the impression i got even in consulting. we had five posts waiting for customer approval at one point, and after two months of silence they were just cancelled, no comment