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Trippydudes's journey

Milestones, reflections, and progress updates connected as your layoff-to-next-step story unfolds.

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    Feeling Planning Thinking

    I recently left my job a couple of months ago, and I had two coworkers agree to be my references. However, when I started getting job offers, one of them completely ignored my requests, while the other was very reluctant to even give me his email address. It took him 7 hours to respond, which felt very telling about his enthusiasm for my success. This experience made me realize that if someone isn't excited to support me when I have a potential job offer, I can't trust them as a reference. So, I ended up reaching out to old coworkers from jobs I had up to 7 years ago, and they were more than happy to help me out. I’ve learned to be very selective about who I choose to use as references.

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    Feeling Miscellaneous Thinking

    I interviewed for a position back in March and went through four rounds of interviews. I felt confident after the first three, but the final round was with an executive I wouldn't be working closely with. He didn't even make eye contact and acted as if I was beneath him, which made me realize I probably wasn't going to get the job. Now, three months later, I see that the position has been reposted with a higher salary. I've reached out twice for an update and was told I'm still in the running, but honestly, it feels like a joke. It's frustrating to see companies operate this way.

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