Your workload subsides. There’s new management that wants to take the company in a new direction. Your manager is suddenly avoiding you. You’re no longer asked to attend important meetings. Your boss is hyper-critical of your work.
Were you blindsided when you were let go from a former employer without notice? Did you watch a friend or family member go through a painful time after losing a job? Do you see being fired as a poor evaluation of your self-worth?
If you feel like your company is manipulating you, you may want to start searching for a new place to work. Don’t complain to your co-workers. It could get back to your boss.
Offer to take on extra projects that could lighten your boss’ work load. Realize the treatment from your boss is rarely personal. Your boss is likely focused on the big picture of your company growth rather than your performance. Bring in a list of your accomplishments at work.
Send out your resume discreetly. You don’t want you current employers to know that you’re searching for another job.
Severance packages can be worth as much as six months pay.
Usually, you have to be unemployed by no fault of your own. If you quit your job or are fired for gross negligence, you will not qualify. In most states, you have to have worked at least half the year before to collect unemployment.
You want to make sure your references remember you so they’ll be more likely to give a glowing appraisal of your work to future employers.
Don’t let your current employer know that you’re seeking out other jobs.
Focus on your health. Make an exercise routine. Adopt a healthy diet. Get plenty of sleep. Have new experiences. You can enjoy inexpensive adventures like going hiking. Learn new skills you never had time for while you were working.
J. K. Rowling was fired from her day job as a secretary and was even homeless for a short period of time before writing the “Harry Potter” books. Michael Bloomberg was fired from an investment bank and used his severance package to start his financial data company. Bloomberg L. P. is now one of the most successful companies on the planet.
