💭 If you were let go from your job tomorrow, what's the first thing you'd do?

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I was let go from my gov con position in March. The job market is awful. I was thankful
I was let go though. My dad died in June and I was able to spend the last few months helping care for him and spending time with him. Praying that was God’s plan and now I can find a job (I really hope).

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Work on more skills to make me more marketable.

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Look for another job. I have always had a job and I can’t go without one.

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Take a long nap.

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Go to the casino

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Possibly retire. I might also hang out a shingle and do my own consulting thing is another option.

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Update your resume and complete several job applications. Consider small business startup.

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Publish all my fiction and go all in on promoting it.

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Smoke weed and sit with yourselves to find out the way

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Plant a tree

Start my retirement paper work, And look for a part time job.

My last government role ended suddenly and I was forced to reapply for JSA and UC again, as the government simply discards all of your previous documents. So early engagement with these agencies prevents adverse delays in you receiving your benefits.

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