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Andrew and Scott have been displaced a combined 9 times in their careers. We share ideas about processing and coping with a recent job loss from a layoff.

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How to process after a surprise layoff.

Processing the grief.

Approaching the mental and emotional processing.

The power of time and how to manage it.

Seeking helpful coping mechanisms.

Where to find support organizations.

Strategies for doing networking when the layoff is "fresh"

Things I wish someone had told me when I was laid off

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The power of vulnerability | Brené Brown

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JSR 016: The IcebreakerJSR 017: The Question and Answer

JSR 018: The Ask 

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I were talking about what do you do when you get laid off and how to approach that process and getting started you know how do you how do you process current statistics are changing but we know that this year good number of times someone has been out of work is much is a higher number than it used to be in years past. I am one that I have been laid off from jobs five times that’s not fired that’s actually laid off I can’t say that I’ve been fired. I’ve had four transitions in my career and so only one of those really a formal lay off for a corporation actually add a workforce reduction program which was a politically correct way of saying you’re fired. it’s happened to me where it is two cases I was looking for work either because I saw the writing on the wall or I was unaware of the political stuff that was going on and so we came as a huge surprise. and I think that is the scenario that’s hard when you’re not prepared emotionally much less professionally for your next move and when we when were terminated outside of our own control it really is hard on the eagle it’s hard on the finances because all of a sudden you often have to cover your own health benefits.

If you have done and all of the expenses that come with not having work anybody who’s gone through it will now all of a sudden the way you take care of your bills changes it care of your bills changes and decided they really go away when you lose a half 1 million is the job he should lose all those external navigate right now then nobody would work but it’s good to acknowledge the fact that this is now a tough time and as your processing guess it it’s a moment of grief you are losing your work family you are losing the disability of all the plans you have made based on the income that you’re on and see the job that you have and it’s really hard in that moment to look at this as an advantage or a blessing or whatever word you want to use it when people do that though they just come to you and say oh this is how you should be feeling oh yeah brother work you this. I have you know that that blessing in disguise well you know something I don’t want it to Be disguises right now!

Yeah I’m a little pissed off and so if you are in this position you there at the listener or if you know someone who is here is an opportunity for empathy to really come in bring a brown does a really good talk on empathy and you can find different pieces of it out online go to YouTube Brene Brown she’s amazing one of the things that she talks about is anytime you hear someone say at least and then goes on to talk about something worse that’s not it but he may be there attempt to being helpful but in this moment what somebody who is been laid off needs to hear is you are not alone.

I’ve been there or either I can appreciate where you are you are not alone if you need something I’m here for you and that by itself is really helpful if only in the moment it is still helpful. I did that’s what you need to say to yourself that’s OK take a moment to breathe take some time yeah it is a grieving process and when I w...