What seemed to be a dream job turned into a nightmare very quickly... Over the past few weeks, my life has been nothing but panic attacks and anxiety. I much regret applying to Nike and going through he-l of interviews, only to move my family across the country... I know I can leave anytime but I wish it was that easy. With my wife on maternity leave and kids at school, it is not easy to just drop everything and run...
Let's be a bit supportive of each other in work environment. It seems a lot of us are filled with resentment over loosing coworkers, or have experienced shift in our roles... Folks, let's be human to each other for the next few weeks... I feel very stuck here in Portland and do not see any job opening in my field at the moment... My life has been a living he-l for the past few months
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@szq+1sevrmZk TLDR. Good grief
@yxm+1sevrmZk I love those zeros as well. Just wish they were not at the cost of my mental health and sanity!
Should taken the blue pill man.
You will survive and Nike will survive.
I regret a lot of things in life, but even though it's been hard, I don't regret the number of zeroes Nike has added to my bank account
Wish I had “friends” like yours! We’ve personally have been having a heck of a time balancing a newborn and paternal leaves during the layoffs. Can’t imagine your wife managing kids on top of it, I hope you are grateful and appreciate the situation you are in, many are not lucky.
@ozw+1sevrmZk we have the help of friends. Thanks for your concerns
Curious as well, how do yo have kids in school with an additional newborn but manage to keep a full time job? Is she handling all of the duties while on leave?
Don’t pay attention to the rude comments. You have every right to feel the way you feel. I had a similar horrible situation. Thankfully finding an awesome remote job outside of Nike.
Sounds like you and your wife both have your jobs, that’s better than many other families. If you need mental health assistance, get therapy, and before you blaming other people, try to be human and be supportive to others first. You get back what you give.
Us who got showed the door wish to be in your position, take care!
Aren’t you on leave for the newborn as well or are you making your wife do all the work?
One golden rule: Never
move a family for a job.
Possible consequences you have to weigh:
Divorce
Layoff
Higher pay
Better job
Kids hate you
Higher stress
I still have all my hair at 53.
I’m so sorry.. :(
I know what you’re going through…
I feel you on that! It’s really been painful to even go into the office with all the backstabbing and uncertainty. I don’t see that changing anytime soon.
Bad thing about being in Portland is where else are you going to go? Job market here is pretty bad, not to mention the horrible state of the city.