Editor’s Note: While it was not unemployment that pushed Vinod Balan to change careers, I felt the key ideas of how and why he changed careers could help anyone looking for a job. Here is his story. The Misconception I had worked in software development for about five years. The first few years were good. But, after a certain point in time, I realized that this is not what I want to do in my life. I was always passionate…
I was vying for a position as an Executive Assistant when I noticed someone had posted a Mitch Albom quote about miracles in my Facebook feed. “Miracles happen quietly every day – in an operating room, on a stormy sea, in the sudden appearance of a roadside stranger. They are rarely tallied. No one keeps score…” I spent my whole life trying to find miracles and it often backfired. I asked my boyfriend at the time, why I never seemed…
Do’s and Don’ts of What to Say if Your Friend Has Lost Their Job Do It’s always good to start with a simple statement of sympathy “So sorry to hear” “I’m sorry” “Sorry you have to deal with this now” followed by a question (or two), such as How are you doing? Did you have any idea this could happen? Is there anything I can do to help? or “What can I do to help?” Listen to your friend. If they…
If you’re feeling lonelier because you’re out of a job, you may be in good company. A survey in 2018 of 20,000 Americans found that half of them felt lonely. And since the workplace is where many Americans find camaraderie and connection, it’s not surprising that unemployment may introduce or intensify feelings of loneliness and isolation. Loneliness is important to address, though, because it can endanger an unemployed person’s health and hamper their job search. It is a bigger predictor…
Looking for Inspirational Quotes About Job Loss? Here’s a collection of ten, from people in wide variety of careers. Inspirational Job Loss Quote #1 Inspirational Job Loss Quote #2 Inspirational Job Loss Quote #3 Steve Jobs described his feelings of loss and abandonment in his 2005 commencement speech at Stanford: “We had just released our finest creation — the Macintosh — a year earlier, and I had just turned 30. And then I got fired. How can you get…
Unemployment is hard enough during most of the year, but suddenly you blink and a whirlwind of Christmas lights and decorations seem to have taken over the world. Yes, it’s that time of year again, with the ho-ho-ho, Christmas songs on every radio station and most people being jolly. Stores are packed with shoppers spending left and right, and the world takes on this whole other identity as we celebrate “peace on earth and goodwill toward men”. It’s not always…