That sucks, DaFace but at least you got a really nice severance. Good luck in your future endeavors. I'm sure you will land on your feet just fine.
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The company I work for has laid off a big percentage of employees recently. Seems weird watching people you've known for years walk out the door. They get a severance package as well but I know it's still a shock for them.

Good news is there's parking at work now.
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What really sucks when they have layoffs? When you are a manager who has to lay off 10 good people, when you know 2 useless people with offices are still employed because of the work they did 10 years ago...
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Best of luck on your search. I'm hoping I don't have to start searching soon...
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You should also consider doing unpaid volunteer work.

For my company.
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It will be gruelingly long hours with no pay, but you'll feel better about yourself at the end of the day. That's all that matters.
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He could really make a difference in my next vacation.
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Aren't you going to be retiring soon? You'll get all the vacation time you want! :-)
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I'm still in profit sharing for one more quarter.

You can be the difference between me getting an oceanfront hotel room or a city view hotel room.
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DaFace....watch out for these kind of offers. I have an unpaid "volunteer " positions since I retired...

I now work for the Ms. Mosbonian Fool and Die Company. Every morning my boss comes to me and says "here's your to do list to complete....act like a fool and you die."

😁
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Just think of it this way, they are paying you to golfing, fishing, anything you want for a month. Just chill & relax! Refocus! A paid vacation!

Then go job hunting the 2nd month. FTR, Sorry to hear this but I believe and trust that you will land a new job that's perfect for you.
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You going to stay in the room the entire time?
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Sorry to hear it, Tech is the right space though!

You'll find another one soon! I prefer working a the smaller orgs and helping them build something, the payoff can be better than big orgs.

Good luck brotha!
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Despite this experience, I'm definitely going to look at early- to mid-stage startups. My role (consumer insights, to oversimplify) probably won't exist in the earlier side, but being a one-man research shop kind of sounds fun. We'll see what I find.
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