Laid Off in Tech Support Group

Remember that each days brings a NEW opportunity. Lean on friends and people that you can lean on to get you through, be grateful for what YOU DO have and keep going!!!

I have been out of work since last August. I have applied for over 600 jobs and haven't gotten a role.

I was out of work during Covid, and now this. I keep going but the smile is slipping away. I w… more

Hello, I just wanted to encourage everyone to keep your head up. When the days are bad, just get through them, but try not to spin out on negative thoughts. Try not to read too much in the "it… more

Hello, I bring more than a decade of work experience in the field of Computer Vision, Machine Vision, ML/AI, Image, Video and Signal processing. My last role for a fortune 100 company got affected by … more

2013: $45k ($15/hr but unlimited overtime, first job out of college)
2014: $31k (switched jobs in hopes of better growth potential)
2015: $31k + $20k (waiter)
2016: $34k + $24k (waiter)
2017: $60k + $30k (waiter) (moved to new city and new … more

Hello - I was abruptly laid off as Digital Product Owner in mid-June and was fortunate enough to receive some severance. In the past I have never had any issues with finding a job as recruiters would reach out endlessly. more

Hello techies ! I’m a Cloud Engineer with 12 years of experience (technical post sales support, then PS delivery, and now presales and consultancy) I currently work in the American vendor VMware in Pa… more

I had an interview with 4 consulting Inc (4CI). He seemed to have difficulty hearing. I kept repeating myself over and over. He sent me a revised resume cutting off my experience to 2011. That caus… more

My name is Pradeep, and I am an experienced iOS developer with 8 years of expertise in Swift, Objective-C, and SwiftUI. Unfortunately, I lost my job back in January, and since then, I have been active… more

My contract just ended. I've managed to learn to cope. I am sending emails to recruiters who ask for my date of birth and SSN. That is Protected Identifiable Information, it is their job. I am now… more

Hi,

I have 7+ years of experience in Angular development and Ionic(Hybrid mobile development). I also have some experience in NodeJS.
Most of the work experience comes from working in the Banking & Public sector in Canada.

As a Canadian citizen I… more

I feel like between all the shady companies I worked for and the constant job interview rejections, I feel like I have lost my passion for coding.

Will it be possible to get a data Analyst internship without a degree?

Should I be scare of the job market with how little experience I have? My contract is about to end and I’m worried about the market for junior software engineers. How are any other junior software eng… more

Any good resume template that someone can share? So far the feedback I get is that my resume is too busy and crowded. I'm also not having much luck with my applications so I'm guessing the sys… more

Anyone ever respond to a “our team reviewed your resume but won’t be moving forward” email to ask for feedback as to why.. this company is local, the role was 100% perfect, and I kind of want to know… more

Had my FIRST actual interview (with a hiring manager, not recruiter) since February! It went well, they already scheduled a second interview .. but it’s also only a 6m contract (with possible extensio… more

6+ months since laid off. I was a contractor so received no severance.

I'm single so no double income to fall back on.

Pulled out of 401k completely to help pay for bills.

Unemployment barely covers bare minimum.

$0 credit … more

How am I still job hunting 7 months later?? I know there are probably some who have been at this longer but this is insanity. I haven’t even had a “real” interview since January it seems. All of these… more

Hi,
Any employment lawyer here,my friend was laid off from his position without any notice. The position was full time permanent, company have not provided any justification why he was laidoff, they ju… more

Can anyone provide me with more information about the company, Agiliti? I recently received an offer for a very Senior level position with Agiliti which is a company that is known for rental services and management of hospital equipment. They are now transitioning into becoming a manufact… more

I'm a software engineer with 3+ years of experience in the field. I recently got laid off cause of the economy. What should I do now? 🥺

I am IT professionale with 12 years of experience including frontend, backend and server knowledge. I recently got affected by the recession in IT industry. If anyone have vacancy related to me, pleas… more

I have been unemployed since January 1 of this year. Laid off over the holidays. Have many interviews with companies. Four of them went all the way through final 4th round with one 20 hour case assignment. All of them ended … more

Had 3 interviews with a company so far, waiting to hear from them and just got a “interview experience survey” email. I haven’t seen one of these lately, does this mean the process is over? Feeling su… more

Additional Eduction Question - I have 20 years of IT support and I know the ins and outs of most software applications but no formal education or current certifications for those applications. My ques… more

My start up just laid everyone off and informed us they’re not paying our last paychecks. They waited for payday to tell us this. I assume the 26-person startup will file for bankruptcy.

What can we do… more

Recently got told my position will be cut soon because of shift in business needs but just received my H1B approval. What should my next steps be?

Had a really good interview today with a hiring manager. The conversation flowed so well, we went over time a good 15mins (him wanting to show my the org chart and talk more about his teams structure)… more

I’m a senior PM, with 10-11 years experience in banking and gaming. My experience is in APIs, SDKs, platform product management, dev tools and devops. Open to only remote jobs but all industries, gett… more

Title: SR. Java Developer (Day 1 Onsite & Local Candidates Preferred )

Hire Type: Contract & Full Time

Location : San Francisco, CA ( DAY ON ONSITE )

Rate/Salary- Open

Exp- 12+ yrs.

Technical Skills:

· Strong Java, J2EE and Micro services development exper… more

I started my first job out of college in May 2022 and was laid of last month. It’s so frustrating because everyone wants to hire people with more experience or new grad and I don’t fit anywhere. I hav… more

I'm feeling anxious about my resume. I'm worried that it makes me look like a job hopper, and I don't want that to hurt my chances of getting hired in the future. Over the past 5 years, I&… more

Best job hunting sites that aren't Linkedin and Indeed?

Has anyone had any luck freelancing for extra cash while you look for your next job? I'm not sure where the best place to find that kind of work might be.

Anyone else feeling a serious amount of guilt since getting laid off? I know it's not my fault, and even though my partner is being as supportive as possible, it really feels crappy not to be able… more

What should you ask/discuss with HR when you get laid off? I am 99.9% sure I'm getting laid off tomorrow. (A manager basically gave us the news today.) I know I'll have a meeting with HR first… more

I saw yet another post yesterday on LinkedIn about lay offs and maternity leave. As someone who was 21w pregnant when I was laid off it makes me sad to see these posts continue but even more so that p… more

After I apply to companies, I’ve been receiving emails from them saying they’re interested and to send my availability. Once I respond with dates/times, I never hear back from them. What’s going on! A… more