What’s your doomsday plan assuming you’re laid off, can’t find work, and the economy slips into a depression?

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Read books and learn to create value

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D2 you started alright with the books, and then pissed all over it. Come. On.

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Between severance, unemployment, and wife's salary, should be comfortable for at least 6 months. Going to focus on online education opportunities and side gigs where possible (Catalant, resume review, MBA application review).

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Dude just sleep it off man..

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Got about 300 acres in Texas. Solar panel array is going in soon, will be self sufficient by EoY. If I buy a backhoe this year, I’ll have a bunker to boot

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This is my dream - getting some land and making it productive. Good luck PWC1!!

Grad school -- was planning on doing it part time, but I would be pretty okay to do it full time

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Head to the winchester for a pint until this all blows over

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Study to go into healthcare. I hear there’s some job security there

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I think some quick study, I could look at healthcare systems implementation, or healthcare technology planning. Longer term, I hate people, so maybe modeling? That’d be fun and I’d like that. Idk. Hoping I don’t have to switch.

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Gonna open up tegridy farms east. Weed made w ‘tegridy #southpark.

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Don’t forget the Tegridy Snow for the holidays!

Marry rich

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Invest the money that I’ve been saving for this day in stocks and real estate.

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I've got 12 months expenses as a cushion. Can prob turn that into 2 years when factoring severance, PTO, unemployment. Hopefully that's long enough. I started my career in 2006 and got rocked hard by the last one in 2008. It will suck but I feel better about this one.

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How did you deal with it in 08? I’m going through the pain now.

second grad school. Or pick up orders for the Reserve

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One way flight to Southeast Asia. Live on the beach for a couple months and see what happens

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Spent all weekend in the garage, changed out differential, transfer case fluids. Got some heavy duty ball joints and shocks swapped them out. First step ensure my doomsday vehicle is running healthy.

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We're heavy on restructuring, so grit out the recession here, overworked more than normal, but with the cash and borrowing ability to take advantage of a downturn. This is how we reach sweet exit Nirvana.

That said, hope for a quick recovery because...other people.

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Already moonlighting in healthcare, with the way things are going may as well switch to full time

Otherwise would love to go for an MPH or PHD in something more meaningful than the work I do now

Get a job at Amazon and work my way up.

Some money is better than no money. I feel like Amazon will survive doomsday 😂

Self love to the core - working out , eating right and traveling to places on my bucket list. Possibly also volunteering in a dog shelter. I know all this can be done in regular life but alas an invisible thing had to drill sanity into our heads

Currently in federal consulting.. join the dark side and become a fed

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The week of my wedding, my husband (PL SQL Developer 4 yoe) was laid off. That was a couple of weeks ago. Luckily I'm still bringing money in as a software engineer, but I'm looking for advice on how to support a partner who has been laid off. Ultimately I think we will be ok, but I know he's hurting / stressed / and could use a supportive partner.

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Hi Sharks,

I got an offer from FTD for permanent work from home. But i am not sure about the company.. Also the market conditions are bad too.. There are many layoffs from various companies.. Looking for suggestions..

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