Any third world country creatives who got a job in the US on an O1 visa, got laid off, had to return home but eventually made their way back? I have a herculean task ahead of me, specially in this market, and I need a glimmer of hope🥺🙏

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Good luck. You did it once. You can do it again.
Believe ✊🏽

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You’re looking for a glimmer of hope - so maybe it’s just about reframing this whole thing for yourself.

I know two creatives from South Africa (still considered a developing country for many reasons) who successfully came here twice.

They leveraged their first stint in the US to get a great gig back home, lead a whole team to win a ton of big international awards. Then they used that experience to get an even better position than they’d held previously in the US.

Not exactly the same situation as I don’t think they were laid off, but maybe you don’t need to focus on that fact when you get home.

Use the experience to get a role you’d never have gotten before and then give yourself a chance to do some great work and return on the back of that.

You’re right, the market is terrible but it will be very different in a couple of years. Think of this a long story arc in your career.

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Yes. I have a friend who did exactly that. I can't speak to the absolute pain in the ass process that I'm sure it is, but I know it's possible. Have hope.

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Did you have experience (and contacts) before coming to the U.S.?

Tbh if I were you (and I also come from a twc), I’d just go back and upsell myself, secure a better-paying role and position, enjoy the commodities of my own country. My food, my family, my friends. Yes, I know twc are violent and politics make it even more unstable, but the American Dream deck has been revised and I don’t think the layoffs hit as hard there as they hit in the U.S.

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Quick update because you all were so kind with your comments: I just moved back to the US and start a new job next week! Here's to believing!

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