Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Dec 9: After the lay-offs, I feel numb.
Make It Happen For Women: The Diary of a Job Searching Woman: Dec 9. After the lay-offs, I feel numb.
The team is devastated. How did things turn so upside down? Nothing makes sense any more.
I feel like King Solomon in having to choose the four that would be laid off. I know it’s business, but
I’ve just affected four people and their families.
We’re all walking around numb, but I have to get everyone moving forward again so we can make our December numbers. And, I have to think about MY career as well and start thinking about my job search.
My daily goal is to call three people on my networking list, but with everything that has happened, I haven’t been doing that.
I keep going back and forth with being loyal and not abandoning the ship – even though it feels like it’s sinking and need to be looking out for #1 – Me! As a single working mom, I don’t usually do that. I’m usually worried about everyone else, but I have my two kids and my career to think about – not to mention my finances.
I’m going to work on my job search tonight and send out more resumes. No one is calling me back. Is December a good time to look for a job? Some say that businesses aren’t hiring now and yet I have friends interviewing. Maybe companies want to make decisions before the end of the year.
Anyway, I have to think about me first…for a change.