Starting a new gig today after being laid off last November. Not an April Fools' day joke. There's hope 🥹

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It has to be April Fool’s for you to be starting on a bank holiday though

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Literally just happened to see a connection of mine on LinkedIn like your post out of total coincidence lol all the best!

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Congrats! Is it a place you want to be at or more just to pay the bills for now?

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Definitely a place I want to be as I'm avoiding the big networks for now.

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Just curious how you found the role? LinkedIn and recruiters seem pretty quiet these days.

Got it through my own connections. The position had to be basically created for me. Recruiters didn't help me at all. Not their fault though I understand market is stale.

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