My employer fired me. They tried to get me to sign a legal document stating that I left voluntarily for personal reasons. This was not the truth. I told them to amend the document to say that I was let go because I was not a good fit for the job. I considered signing the…
Category: Unemployment Stories
Now What? [An Unemployment Story]
I just stumbled upon this blog, and have to share my experience. At the age of 57, I left a job in banking after 16 years. The stress, the politics, the disrespect was literally killing me. I smoked, drank, took antidepressants and finally realized, it was not worth my life. I had enough in savings to live…
5 Interview Questions that Should be Asked, But Aren’t [A Guest Post]
I’ve recently found myself on ‘That side of the table.’ You know the one. The side where you sit alone and face a panel of inquisitors who hold crisp, white sheets of paper with questions that require you to summarize your career in two minute intervals. It’s been over 10 years since I’ve had to…
Applying into the Abyss [An Unemployment Story]
Anyone hiring? How much time have you spent applying for jobs? Not just any random job but a career that you know in your heart you can fill? During this online age it seems the ability to present yourself outside of a resume seems dismal at best. Hundreds of resumes sent out into the ether. The…
“One year and counting” – An Unemployment Story
I lost my job one year ago. Before that, I worked temporary jobs between the economic bust and starting my last job. Temp workers are treated with a great deal of disrespect. It doesn’t matter your education level, what you did before, or what they know you are most likely capable of doing, you are…
“This was my third time being laid off in my career.” – An Unemployment Story
I am in my early 5o’s and I got laid off from my job in Sept of 2014. I live in the state of Florida. This was my third time being laid off in my career. The first was in my early 30s and the second was in my late 40s. At this time, I was living in…
“6 Months Later…I’m Still Unemployed” – An Unemployment Story by Deanne
I was fired. There I said it. I don’t like it at all. When I was fired in Dec 2014 after having a 3 mos PIP…which in itself was an invitation to leave – I stated with confidence I might add “I’ll be fine.” Well it is now 6 mos and one 9 week stint…
“At the end of the day, I just want to have a job and be happy.” – An Unemployment Story
This is an anonymous unemployment story submission. I am currently unemployed after about four months. I average about two interviews per month and am constantly on the job hunt, trying to find a role that interests me, that I have a marginal chance of getting, and ones I have experience in. This is HARD. So…
To all you brilliant, yet unemployed people…
I have technically been unemployed since late 2012. I have had some temporary jobs here and there, but nothing I would put on my resume. Those jobs were the sorts of jobs who would hire anybody to do them, and those aren’t usually very good jobs. In fact, all of them were pretty miserable. I…
Waiting for that door to open
Submitted by an anonymous contributor. A little background, I am a single mom of two teenagers living in Atlanta Georgia. The last time I was unemployed was over 24 years ago. I worked for my last employer for 14 years. For reasons unrelated to my job performance, or any wrongdoing on mine or the company’s…