Comments by "itsnotme07" (@itsnotme07) on "A Life After Layoff" channel.

Loyalty. I tried that. Worked for 3 3/4 years, then I was asked to leave with 2500 of my friends. The "average" number of jobs is 12, I'm already on 15 and while I hope it's the last, it's a contract...so who knows. I am loyal to knowing my job and loyal to myself. That "40 year" mark for me? It's next year, 2025. Will I retire? Sure, at some point. But I love my job and where I work, so unless something better that is solid comes along, I'll stay....if they ask me to leave...I'll find something new. Even if that means retraining to do it. Old dogs CAN and DO learn new tricks. So for those reading, be loyal to yourself and your knowledge. Remind any employer/prospect that you can easily learn new things and your resume should reflect that. Be confident and when someone says "you're too old, too qualified, too costly", let them know that things have a price, but it's always negotiable.
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Great video Bryan! So true that people don't leave companies, they leave bad bosses. Sometimes it is at a great company, but if your boss isn't interested in helping you...well then you gotta do what's best for you. My current role, I had a major health accident last year and was out of work for almost 2 months. My boss didn't miss a beat, did everything he could to help out, keep me informed and I did the same. It's created a situation where, if another company were to offer a job, it's really gotta beat what I have now...and that isn't about money.
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Some people just NEED to be exposed for what they are!! A Not good boss at a Not good employer (while they are there)!!
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I love my 4 day work week! The one thing that most "jobs" requiring you to be there is...with a 4 day work week, who covers the 5th business day? Well...if you schedule it right, you can get coverage and make it work. I've been doing 4 10 hour days, not 8 as you suggest Bryan. I have co-workers who work the front part of the week, and I'm on the back end of the week. 1 day per week, the entire team is scheduled to work, so you make that your meetings day, get lots of old stuff done day as there is plenty of the team to cover things. If you need 24x7 coverage....the 10 hour shifts may require some adjustments, since 2 people working 10 hours a day doesn't cover 24 hours. I can't reveal my employer, but they are in the financial area.
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Great video Bryan! I've been trying to help a former co-worker get back into the tech world and I've told her that any job opening she gets, send me the link as well and I'll help vet it. She's sent me maybe 50 jobs so far. 49 were fake. The one that wasn't? Was a position open where I currently work, and while I talked her up to the boss, they went with a more experienced person. Unfortunate. But that's the world we live in.
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For me, in this type of environment, I've always counted on people I know and connections. This way opportunties are more solid and time isn't wasted as much. One thing to always remain vigilant about. Confirm opportunities are just THAT, opportunities. Make sure anything that comes your way is legit and NOT a scam. No recruiter should be asking you for money, gift cards, etc to get an opportunity and of course, NEVER send a resume to anyone until you vet their position as well.
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Do companies even do rejection emails/letters anymore?
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Yes, they are. Simple reason is the employer holds the keys to a remote job or not. Been lucky there myself as my employer has not done that with me. Good to note, I was hired as a 100% remote worker back in 2021. I've never met my boss or co-workers. Those who were in office prior the pandemic were all mandated to return 3 days a week. On that note, I've been 100% remote since 2008. If they "ordered" me to go to an office. I'd do it if I could go to the local office. If they said "downtown office" then I might consider looking for something new. My commute to that downtown office might be 1.5 to 2 hours each way.
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I don't call it "being selfish". I call it being loyal to myself. Loyalty to a "company" or even a manager/boss....it used to be a thing that worked. Not really since the 90's. Not going to lie, I've been lucky to worked with and for great companies/people. That didn't happen by accident. If things are going well (not performance related) at a new job...then I consider my options. There have been several times that I had to take another position because the new job didn't meet MY expectations. Life is short, no point in working at a toxic place for toxic people.
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It's unfortunate, but true. Document EVERYTHING when you run into these people. I was working at a customer site and the customer contact was the "A-hole". Was supposed to be a 4 month plus gig. I documented everything for what I did, how I did it, when, etc. 2 months into the gig, my boss calls me into a meeting and asks why the customer thinks I'm not doing a thing on site. I had full documentation of what/when/why I did things, plus I had kept the PM in charge in the loop on EVERYTHING. We couldn't fire the customer of course....but after that the customer contact was much nicer to me and we did finish the project in 4 months. Last 2 months were VERY busy playing catchup.
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@goldenretrievermom7945 I agree...I just hope it doesn't cause her some backlash for her next gig. Could be time to go be her own boss and start a company.
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@BmoreAkuma So maybe I just need some more "keywords" Haha. Just glad I don't need a gig right now. Thanks!
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So glad I don't have any on the job stress. LOL OUCH! A reverse publicity stunt.
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A picture of my fridge, work for free and only a $740k spread between bottom and top salary range. Love it!
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If this building has security guards, then shame on them for not walking the entire building. I used to do security part time back in the 80's and that was one of the things they said had to be done, check every open area in buildings. Several times I did run into people working late, etc. So maybe the Friday night rounds could be excused as you don't want to disturb people working late. But they should have found her by Saturday the latest, unless the building was closed for the weekend. But Monday rolled around...and they didn't find her until Tuesday afternoon, when the decomp was starting to get good. This is a danger of working remote for people who live alone. Being one of those people, I get text messages from family/friends "checking in" on me. My condolences to Denise's friends/family.
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@chrislane7283 LOL I have more than that...but it was a mass layoff of me and 2500 others. It was sad, but I'm still friends with people from that first job almost 40 years ago.
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@catdadd6808 This is a good thing you can recognize a toxic place and remove yourself from it.
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I was hoping you would see this and make a video. First, bravo to Brittany for recording it. It's a sucky situation and she handled it very well. Uploading it? Not so sure I'd have done that. I hope she's able to find new employment. Listening to the call, these two on the other end had no clue what they were doing. Watch the movie "Up in the Air" from 2009, George Clooney and Anna Kendrick. "Why are they being let go?" Never ask that, you don't care. But the reality is, the person's manager should have been on this call so she could direct her questions to them, not the consultants hired to let Brittany go. I think this is WORSE than the Bob's from Office Space, that was a movie, this is REAL and these two....I get they don't want to give answers, even if they have them, to limit legal blowback - quote from Up in the Air.
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Just say NO to counter offers. You've already interviewed, negotiated salary, agreed to new terms AND told them you accept their offer. You should just finish out your time at the old job and prepare for being great at the new one! I've accepted 1 counter offers in my almost 40 years in the Tech industry....it was a mistake and 30 days later I took the other job I was offered. Integrity means a lot! You may run into/work with the former boss/co-workers down the line. It's a SMALL world out there....I've run across former bosses and co-workers across the US. For the industries with the skills we possess, it's a really small world! So don't burn any bridges while you leave the other job.
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