Well, after the layoffs (which, by the way, got 25% of the company, so I wasn’t the only lucky one), it’s been a pretty busy week.
Whenever you do the job switch mambo, it’s always not fun. There’s no way around it being not fun, because being without a job is pretty much not fun, especially if the family depends on the income. Fortunately, there’s severance, but that can only last so long.
By my estimations, we’ll be able to survive until October. That’s four months. It’s my expectation to get a job by the end of this month, or by the end of August at the latest. If nothing comes up, then we start getting creative with disbursements from retirement and the like. But that’s a situation that will not come up.
Where am I applying? Everywhere. Federal jobs, state jobs, city jobs, private jobs, profit jobs, nonprofit jobs… anything that has to do with testing or even computers, I’m there.
Anyway, I’ve gotta get back on the stick. The most important thing to remember when you’re not at a regular job is that finding a job IS your job. And it takes time, practice, and developing contacts.