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I’m stuck…I’ve lost my job | Ep 02: COVID-19 special

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Featuring: Anthony Cohen, Oscar Fuchs and Steven Menzies

Join Amelia in this special edition episode as she explores the feelings of stuck caused by COVID-19 in our jobs and careers. With mass business closures, record levels of unemployment and a looming recession, these are scary times. And for those who have lost their job to COVID-19, it can be incredibly hard to understand and process the experience of unemployment amid the global pandemic.

In this episode, Anthony Cohen, Oscar Fuchs and Steven Menzies share their experience and understanding of job loss, along with their learnings from lived experience of this situation and their advice on how to process it and move through it.

This episode focuses on the emotional journey of losing your role due to COVID-19 and the reality of this situation. If you are struggling and may need someone to talk to, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.

To access the Australian government job hub, visit: https://www.dese.gov.au/covid-19/jobs-hub

To connect with Anthony Cohen and learn more about Project Displaced:

http://projectdisplaced.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonymcohen/

To connect with Oscar Fuchs and listen to his podcast ‘Mosaic of China’:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/oscology/

https://mosaicofchina.podbean.com/

To connect with Steven Menzies:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-menzies-4695798/

Sources referenced in order of mention:

  • Reuters: https://reut.rs/2z9ESmB
  • Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, ‘One million Australians to lose their jobs’: https://bit.ly/2Zfpf7F
  • Bernard Salt, The Australian: https://bit.ly/36cm9mp
  • The Anxious Achiever, HBR: https://bit.ly/2WK6XKj
  • Aliya Hamid Rao, HBR ‘When losing your job feels like losing yourself’: https://bit.ly/3bLl7iy
  • Ester Perel, Creative Mornings: https://bit.ly/3bJf2Dd
  • Kimberley Lawson, New York Times ‘Why You Should Take Time to Mourn During Career Transitions’: https://nyti.ms/2TlhpFM
  • Admiral William McRaven, University of Texas Address 2014: https://bit.ly/2TiVW0u
  • Nora McInerny, Terrible, Thanks for Asking: https://bit.ly/2zLVQrg

    • Series source List:

    • BBC, Business: https://www.bbc.com/news/business-52199888
  • Margaret Heffernan, Uncharted – How to Map the Future Together: https://www.mheffernan.com/
  • Dr Amy Silver and Alessandra Edwards, Brace for Impact: Surviving and Thriving in the Pandemic Era: https://braceforimpact.com.au/
  • Hugh Van Cuylenburg, The Resilience Project: https://theresilienceproject.com.au/
  • Susan David, ‘Checking In’: https://www.ted.com/podcasts/checking-in
  • Dan Harris, ‘Ten Per Cent Happier’ Podcast: https://apple.co/2Zgzs3R
  • James Clear, Atomic Habits: https://jamesclear.com/
  • Tim Harcourt, ABC: https://ab.co/3fWvvHz
  • Claire Seeber, Business Chicks: https://bit.ly/2zSxtYF
  • Rachel Montanez, Forbes: https://bit.ly/3cLIOZ9
  • David Kessler interviewed by Scott Berinato, HBR ‘ That Discomfort You’re Feeling is Grief’: https://bit.ly/2LHNBiG
  • David Kessler and Elisabeth Kubler Ross, ‘On Grief & Grieving’ 2005: https://bit.ly/3bLlgm6
  • David Kessler, ‘Finding Meaning’ 2019: https://bit.ly/2X8GncF
  • Ester Perel, New York Times: https://nyti.ms/2LJ4mtu

    • To listen to the 18 past episodes of Career & Coffee, dedicated to exploring why we get ‘stuck’ in our jobs and careers and what to do about it, visit: careerandcoffeepodcast.com

     

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