Most of us are already juggling spouses, kids, parents, mortgages, and a never-ending stream of bills. I hate this job, truly. But I'm not confident I could find another one, especially not fast enough to keep up with everything I have to cover. I don't want my job to be about layoffs, and I don't want my life to be only about this job. But that's where we are, and it's only getting worse. I honestly don't know how to keep managing this.
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I felt extremely sad the day I got laid off.
Not really the fact that I lost my job that didn't sink in until later (and we knew for about a year it was coming eventually).
It was more of I missed certain people like my manager. They were a really nice person and led very well. Such a lasting impact. You work with people over a long period of time etc. I knew I would never see her again because work was the only thing that we had in common.
It was hard leaving and I think maybe she knew it was too as she looked as if she was about to cry as we finished saying goodbyes and hugs.
I walked down the sidewalk with some extreme guilt and sat in the car for a minute to process and cried like a baby. If you really want to know. Things like this affect people in different ways.
Save save save people. Yes, look for other jobs but when the checks stop what you need is an emergency fund to fall back on!
Look for a new job while you still have time. What do you have to lose besides your sanity? You don't know what else is out there until you look. You can find something better. Get the WF monkey off your back and start a new and better stage in your life. Don't let fear of the unknown pull you further down.
Make the best of it. Job market is full of AI posting, AI reject letters (if any answer) and AI interviews. Most are not finding a job. It's not like it used to be. Now most companies are paying less.
Go get an essential job somewhere if it bothers you so much. Only people in mostly irrelevant corporate jobs have to sit around worrying about whether their company is gonna finally realize their presence contributes nothing to the top or bottom line. You'll have to do actual work though so good luck with that.
@cj
Yeah, you are correct... Obvious common sense is never the answer.
Part of the strength of a company is its people. The weakness of some of the (employees) on here is just sad.
I learned early in my career that the only certainty is there will always be reorg’s and workforce reductions. Therefore, I spent like i made 70% of what i made or less and banked the rest. I paid off my home in 15 years. All “free money” went to paying off debt. At least i knew what ever a company does i won’t lose my roof. Everyone should learn to live on less if you plan to retire early. If you find yourself desperate plan ahead of this job. Severance will help bridge the gap but if you typically don’t need to spend what you do or you are living above your means which is VERY stressful. Change that
@a5 Charlie’s online early folks. Must be gassing up the saw for some fresh blood. Garbage post by a troll lol. Be better, clown.
Very sorry and truly sad to hear this from a poster that has opened up so much and revealed such an alarming cry for help. Beyond depressing. Sends a chill through the core directly to the heart. I have no answers, only sympathy, compassion, and prayers to send in this message to you.
@OP it's really said that Wells Fargo has made that the norm. Who wants to live like that...worrying if you'll have a job every other Tuesday?!
I wish I could worry about a layoff, but my group laid one off a few weeks ago, then another one quit. Everyone is trying to get off of this ship if they have any sense.
Working at Wells Fargo is like putting on an old shoe.....its comfortable, but it stinks! Let me tell you, the miasma overhanging WF right now is unbelievable. It su-ks out your optimism, and leaves you in a dungeon like feeling, just waiting for the jailer to come and mete out the punishment! Seriously....its true!
Where you are is where you put yourself. Nobody else.
If you don't like it, leave.
It sounds extremely trite, but you are not in this boat alone. It may not have an immediate impact on finding a job, But there are other people who know exactly what that misery is like. Rolling the dice every two weeks waiting for snake eyes. In a Bind like that if possible worry about the things you can control
Your resume, any kind of opportunities to pick up new skill sets. I'm not saying any of that is going to work, But at least you are doing something. A 1000 years from now none of it'll matter but
It helps the silence the noise.
1st rule at WF (aka fight club): you can't worry about what you cannot control.
When/if you get displaced, life does not end...it actually gets better.
You'll slowly decompress, receive some severance and look for a new job.
That's just the way it works.