Ive been in the warehousing buisness for 9 years,its all I know. the buisness cut back and moved to canada, and now Im left with alot of pain over feeling like Ive lost everything Ive ever had.
2006-08-18 16:48:34 · 15 answers · asked by thomas p 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Sorry to hear about your situation. So many people have had the same thing happen to them and I would bet most of them felt let down, betrayed, and another 50 other emotions we all went through. One thing that happens is that you lose your identity (professional). You are no longer a marketing manager or senior project engineer or whatever. That loss of identity fuels many emotions along with fears of getting your basic needs met like food and housing.
Don't focus on you as the issue. The issue resulted from a business decision (whether it is a good or bad one is subjective and dosen't matter). You have to realize that you have many skills of which most are transferable to other jobs and careers.
Take this time to try and discover what makes you tick, what is it that your are passionate about, that makes you jump out of bed in the morning. Then explore jobs and requirements for those things. Finding a job that you would do for no pay is the job you were made to do. Not many people find their ideal jobs and work year after year at something they dont like to do.
I believe everything happens for a reason. And when crappy things like this happen to me, I try to understand why in terms of what is it that I need to learn from this experience or what personal growth is coming out of this and hopefully I learn from it and put it behind me once and for all.
Good luck to you. It may get worse before better but it will get better and you will grow from the experience. Have faith and work as hard as you would normally but just do so at finding a new job.
2006-08-18 18:04:46 · answer #1 · answered by psf 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A nice shot of tequila will help. No actually, I lost my job with a company buy out after over 26 years. Real tough. You have to realize that it is not your fault. You have the opportunity to try something new. Give it some thought as to what you may have always wanted to try. Good luck to you.
Patty O
2006-08-18 16:55:18 · answer #2 · answered by Patty O 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
talk to uninjoyment office about getting into long haul trucking
school, the demand for drivers high, most company's will
reimburse tuition. It has drawbacks like almost everything
else, its what you make it.
when you get your home on wheels, driving 400/700 miles a day
allows you time (stay out of the casinos) to save money plan
future and forget the past.
i did the above 6 years, now have 9to5, worked for me
2006-08-18 19:36:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be down about it. The same sort of thing happened to me when I was working as a Barista and I was soooo upset for a while afterwards. But then one day I just thought to myself that I should just open my own business someday and it gave me direction in life. Direction is all you really need and you will quickly get over the pain and sadness of it all.
2006-08-18 16:55:46 · answer #4 · answered by Heather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm sorry to hear this. It seems like you had your heart set on what appears to be an otherwise monumental disappointment. In order to survive mentally, you're going to have to move forward. I'm aware what that means........it's tough as hell sure, but ever think you simply weren't meant for the job and God has something else better in store for you?
That said, go to a trade school or start temping at an agency. You'll now be able to sample certain jobs and may, hopefully, find something else as emotionally fulfilling as your last job.
Good luck to you.....
2006-08-18 16:55:34 · answer #5 · answered by Pep Streebeck 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
That stinks. Sorry you had this happen.
But warehousing is HUGE business! You can find something if you're flexible. Warehousing canNOT be outsourced, despite your experience - the goods have to sit SOMEWHERE close by, period.
2006-08-18 17:17:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the first time is always a shock. i've been laid off from GTE, Siemens and Digital. all good jobs with good pay. the thing they all told me was "its nothing personal". and it isn't, we are all just names and numbers to someone at a computer that puts a tick mark next to our name to be let go. i used to have company loyalty but now my loyalty is directly porportional to the frequency and amount of my paycheck and nothing more. weclome to the corporate world
2006-08-18 17:09:31 · answer #7 · answered by oldguy 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pick yourself off, dust off the pain and get back in the saddle. In other words get your resume out, revamp it and get it out there so employers can see it. Use a site such as http://www.findacareerhere.com
Sometimes finding new employment helps overcome the sting of being laid off.
2006-08-19 07:25:17 · answer #8 · answered by findacareerhere 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Move to Las Vegas and work for an even better company!
2006-08-18 16:52:36 · answer #9 · answered by Signdiva 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
9 years...how about almost 23 years. It is tough to start again at my age.
2006-08-18 16:54:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋