Laid Off in Tech Support Group

Are you one of the lucky ones that got rehired by Tesla after getting laid off? I heard they're taking back employees they fired.

What's a daily ritual you have that keep you going during these tough times?

What is the average laid off worker's time to find a new role in Management that, arguably, will need to be a selective process for me (I want to find a good fit company that appears to have runwa… more

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Hi everyone - I’m willing to give a portion of my salary or give an employer a reduction in salary for anyone who can help align me with a new opportunity (5-15%)Like many I was denied unemployment an… more

Constantly dealing with thinking I'm the problem: I'm not applying to enough jobs, I haven't upskilled enough, I'm not enough. Trying to get out of this pickle in my head - how are you… more

Hi , l have been trying to get into frontend developer position for a while now. I am self taught and gained experience working with small businesses.l have an
Understanding and knowledge of HTML,CSS,J… more

After 6 months of looking for a role I finally accepted an offer yesterday. I have never known a job market as brutal as this. For all those still searching, I wish you every success!

Are you all hearing back from the companies you applied to and didn't get the job in? It sometimes feels like job applications are barely ever being seen by any human eyes

What does it take for at least an interview?! Month 5 of this crap…

I was part of the layoff rounds back in August. I have over 10 years experience as A QA engineer but haven’t had any luck. I’m applying for 30-40 jobs a week, only to get rejection emails. Not sure wh… more

Have a final interview with a company on May 22nd. I was laid off last month and my severance package and last date is officially on May 24th. If I were to get an offer, do the specific employment dat… more

How many applications are you guys filling out per day to land the next job??

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Two years ago I was laid off from my network engineer job and I had no idea I'd be in this position all this time later. I don't have anything against my current profession, which is dog walki… more

What are some unconventional organizations that would be interested in hiring a full-stack developer? I obviously lost my job haha

I feel blessed. Officially laid off end of March and scored 2 offers this week. Don’t lose hope, you will get yours soon!

I was a software engineer for Tesla and just got let go. I know many are about to get laid off too, considering how the sales of Tesla's EVs are slowing down from all the traditional car brands ro… more

What are good skills to learn while waiting?

For laid off folks, have you had calls from recruiters?
I'm worried it's frowned upon from recruiters to reach out to a laid off candidate.
How has your experience been?
Do they think something … more

I was laid off 6 months ago and it’s been 6 tough months of just getting to see rejections, modified the resume several times and kept applying. Anxiety and stress are an add-on during this job search… more

Is it the state of the economy or is it me? Fourth time being laid off, it's making me consider moving out of the industry.

Hello Everyone,
I am looking for software developer roles in India as I am moving from US back to India (Bengaluru) after completing my Masters from Texas A & M University. I have 4.5 years of work… more

As a side hustle, I have been selling insurance while job hunting. If you need help figuring out your post layoff insurance situation, I can help be a resource for you. It can get complicated.

Anyone else suffer with a family that talks down on you because you got laid off?

Is it just me, or are there more layoffs in tech than ever? What’s going on?

Did everyone see the news that Google is gearing up for a large round of layoffs and restructuring? Looks like they are going all in on AI

Does anyone ever think that it might be time to leave the tech field altogether? The job insecurity is really starting to get to me.

When I was laid off I asked my manager if they would write me a recommendation and they agreed. It’s been nearly three weeks and I still haven’t heard anything. How often should I be reaching out to h… more

I was recently laid off and not getting any response from the applications that I have applied to. Most of the time, I am getting automated emails of rejection within a few days. Not sure I am getting rejec… more

How many times has everyone been laid off so far? I'm on my third layoff...maybe it's me?