Lost my job today - now what? I am totally lost :-(

Being a stay at home parent is very hard until they go to school .... then it's much easier, and gets easier every year after.

And for the wealthy folks it's a breeze. The wife hires a nanny, house cleaner, etc. Then go to yoga class and discuss how dreadfully busy they are.

Is this what you do?

Precious Roy wrote:

If this makes you throw up in your mouth a little, I understand. But you should take a look at selling cars. Franchised dealers would be happy to hire anyone with a college degree and no criminal record. If you are a good people person and are willing to put in some hard hours, you can easily hit $75k your first year. If you really dig in and move up to the top of the sales staff, you can make $120-150k just in sales. If you move up to management, that number can get into the $200s and up to seven figures if you are a GM at a big dealership. There are even corporate jobs at companies that own lots of dealerships.

Use this experience to reach a new level of running on pure hate. Sub 13 5k or bust

This is sadly why our whole country is f****d up because of people like you. GTFO.

not happy wrote:

I saw this coming a mile away yet did nothing.

I am the kids sports manager at a private tennis/golf club. The club has been suffering financially for a couple years but I thought it would hang in there. Today I got notice that they are cancelling all sports programs and I lose my job as of January 1st.

The job is totally niche and also not something that I would like to do again.

So I'll be out on my a$$ as a 31 year old with an arts degree in 3 months. I need a fix for this and I am totally at a lose and devastated :-( I have no real hard skills to speak of. I really really don't want to be working at walmart...

Do a Google search for teaching conversational English in Japan

There are lots of jobs that you've never heard of that you can get if you're willing to start low and work your way up. A college degree and people skills can get your foot in the door. Move up over time by learning the business and becoming indispensable.

Really? Do you have examples?

DfghgffgTgere wrote:

There are lots of jobs that you've never heard of that you can get if you're willing to start low and work your way up. A college degree and people skills can get your foot in the door. Move up over time by learning the business and becoming indispensable.

Welcome to being an adult kid. Even professional athletes are miserable. Looks like a brown uniform is in your future. Congratulations.

Honestly, happiness and fulfillment come from within. I think you should seek some professional help, but unfortunately it will be tough without a job and benefits.

So go get the job you can get (UPS). Seek some help. Maybe you discover what you really want or you realize there are other things you can do, or you realize that working at UPS is a great time and are going to remain there for many years to come.

oof. Deciding in advance that it won't help is certainly another way to go.

Read it and thank me later.

DfghgffgTgere wrote:

There are lots of jobs that you've never heard of that you can get if you're willing to start low and work your way up. A college degree and people skills can get your foot in the door. Move up over time by learning the business and becoming indispensable.

.....a mortgage underwriter who started as a receptionist with no knowledge of the loan industry.

.....manages quality control at a paint manufacturer. He started in the warehouse.

......manages a government home efficiency evaluating service group - started in a clerical position.

.......worked as a temp, helping a bank with some computer entry work. He maneuvered to full time job and eventually became their data manager.

All of these were college grads who majored in fields that had nothing to do with their eventual careers. The most essential trait for a successful career is the willingness to give the employer full effort every day. A good employer will offer opportunities for their best employees to move up.

Start a landscaping business

If you know art try making logos and selling them via

https://www.fiverr.coml

there are more lucrative marketplaces to do custom work for people.. just forgot the names of them and could only think of fiver... $5 for custom work maybe boardline slave labour.

not happy wrote:

I'm intrigued but what if I find out the work I love is a lawyer or doctor or engineer or architect etc. etc.

Obviously I'll need more than 48 days to that....

That book would only work if I "love" work that requires zero credentials like sales...

Hotsauce wrote:

Read "48 Days to the work you love" by Dan Miller. It's on amazon/kindle or free at your library I promise. Read it and be done by Fri.

Then start his process and you'll have multiple offers by Nov 30.

Seriously.

Plenty of people put themselves through school while working a crap job or two. You can't just ease your way into another cushy job; It's going to take some hard work. Maybe your impending job loss is the motivation you need get over yourself. Having fulfilling work is a luxury. Doing work you "love" puts too much pressure on finding just the right thing. At this point you can't dismiss any opportunity that presents itself. I spent years doing crap jobs while working on my portfolio and coding skills before I caught a break. You sound like one of those guys who complains that he can't find a girlfriend, but then has unrealistic expectations for any woman he might date.

I'm intending to do exactly what you are; How old were you when you caught your break?

derp wrote:

Plenty of people put themselves through school while working a crap job or two. You can't just ease your way into another cushy job; It's going to take some hard work. Maybe your impending job loss is the motivation you need get over yourself. Having fulfilling work is a luxury. Doing work you "love" puts too much pressure on finding just the right thing. At this point you can't dismiss any opportunity that presents itself. I spent years doing crap jobs while working on my portfolio and coding skills before I caught a break. You sound like one of those guys who complains that he can't find a girlfriend, but then has unrealistic expectations for any woman he might date.

not happy wrote:

Who would you rather hire? A fresh grad or a 31 year old with scant resume?

cut the drama wrote:

You have 3 months notice that you need to find a new job. You're basically in the same position that 90%+ of graduating college seniors will be in next March. Sorry, but there's no need to be so dramatic about it. Just go find a new job like millions of 22-year-olds will be doing in a few months.

Ok, so tell us what you have done thus far to address your "scant resume." Have you started volunteering somewhere? Have you been networking? Have you signed up for educational opportunities?

Three months is plenty of time to pick a direction and get your foot in the door.

Yep I actually started volunteering at the community centre next to my house. I said I can come in whenever they need me after 5. The last 3 nights (after I found out I was being let go) I've come home and worked from 5-11pm researching job skill sets, upgrading my resume and sending out applications for anything that starts after January. I've messaged everyone I know that may have a line on opportunities and I've signed up for 2 networking events and a job seekers meet up group. I also enrolled in an advanced excel class at the local college.

cut the drama wrote:

Ok, so tell us what you have done thus far to address your "scant resume." Have you started volunteering somewhere? Have you been networking? Have you signed up for educational opportunities?

Three months is plenty of time to pick a direction and get your foot in the door.

You MANAGED a kid's sports program. That means you can boast of your management experience on the resume. Pretty much every industry looks for middle management candidates that run the gamut from glorified babysitting of customer service teams to actual project managers.

Re-work your resume to emphasize some strengths (fund raising, scheduling, legal compliance, marketing, grant writing, etc. - stuff you very likely did at some point) and get it out to employers in the government, education, and non-profit sectors. Also, hit up footwear and apparel makers. I can tell you from experience that Nike (and likely others in the biz) would take notice because their HR algorithms look for keywords like management, sports, youth, athletics, tennis, club, and the like.

You have a steady paycheck for three more months. You may get a severance. You would likely have 3-6 months of unemployment as well. The options are plenty and you are not in desperate straits.

not happy wrote:

I saw this coming a mile away yet did nothing.

I am the kids sports manager at a private tennis/golf club. The club has been suffering financially for a couple years but I thought it would hang in there. Today I got notice that they are cancelling all sports programs and I lose my job as of January 1st.

The job is totally niche and also not something that I would like to do again.

So I'll be out on my a$$ as a 31 year old with an arts degree in 3 months. I need a fix for this and I am totally at a lose and devastated :-( I have no real hard skills to speak of. I really really don't want to be working at walmart...

What kind of arts degree? Do you mean liberal arts or do you have some artistic talant?

Liberal arts

moanswers wrote:

What kind of arts degree? Do you mean liberal arts or do you have some artistic talant?