if you’re reading this right now, you were meant to see it I sold my house in Chicago, 2018 to relocate to Texas for a new job. my mom died at 66 the day I got there. I struggled with grief for a year, my life was a wreck. I was on 6 different antidepressants and seeing a therapist. life really sucked. I go to our sales kick off , great time, only to be told the following week , my job was eliminated. for 7 months I applied for jobs, nothing . I had my resume professionally written 20 times, paid $150 for a LinkedIn makeover. I took a junior level role for benefits, my boss micromanages me and I feel like Ive gone 10 years back in my career. But i stayed grateful and worked hard, respected my boss although he undermines me in front of others. so, your probably going so what. here’s the good news. today , I received a VP of sales role in IoT. I interviewed with this company back in August, and I was given an incredible offer. my point, you may be unemployed, not knowing how youre going to make it. your dealing with an illness or maybe someone close to you died. someone broke up with you. my point, where you are is temporary. it will get better, have faith, practice gratitude for the little things BUT DO NOT GIVE UP!!!! sorry for the spelling errors. I hope this brightens your day or gives you peace
Good for you. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks for sharing. Grief is hard enough to deal with when the rest of the world wants to rain shit on your parade. I like to think, always revolt. Fight for what you think is right and want you want. It's the best way to combat the absurd mind.
It was pretty bad, I had lost all hope but channeled the energy to helping others instead of sinking lower.
I'm glad you could do that. It's a hard thing to do. I keep telling myself despite all the pain the world gives me, I can try and make something good of it. Take the negatives and either help myself or someone else grow. It's good to see some positive on blind instead of TC and toxicity. Thank you.
Thanks for sharing !! I wish you all the best at your new role !! You are an inspiration to me
TC?
Yup sadly all these titles don’t matter until the TC is displayed. Plenty of kids in startups deemed ‘VP of shitfacing’ when their role is just to shitface.
500k (salary and bonus) Amazon, I feel bad for you that your culture/work environment makes you miserable, lighten up. Life’s short
Are you married? Kids?
Married. 3 dogs , no kids
Wow great life
Wish you all the best! ❤
Thanks for the encouragement. Losing a parent sucks. I’m trying the best for my family and I wish the best for you and yours
Very inspiring. Thanks for sharing and best of luck!
Congrats
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Thanks for sharing! I’ve been killing myself the last year to make a career transition and don’t yet have much to show for it. Your story is encouraging and I’m hopeful I’ll land my dream job soon and my hard work will pay off!
Your time is coming. Practice gratitude for the little things and take care of yourself.
Same. I have been trying for such a long time to change my job that it's embarrassing.