Journey In Unemployment Land | 23
Post 23: 2/4/2025
2025-02-04 17:42:57
🗓️ Month 9, week 1 of my #JourneyInUnemploymentLand. Did you miss me?
🩺 My break from LinkedIn felt like it passed at a glacial pace. The holidays came. The New Year went by. January felt like it was a century-long. So much and so little has happened in the month away from my little series on this platform.
📚I didn’t sit on my hands while I was away, despite my best efforts to rest; I’m sorry to report that I’m one of those people who doesn’t know how to sit down. I read a few books. I wrote a lot. I finished my Game Writer course at ELVTR, where I met some really cool people and learned a lot about myself.
🤔I think folks believe that when you’re unemployed, it means you’re sitting around doing nothing. That couldn’t be further from the truth. In my class, I was one of at least ten people who’d been laid off last year. All of us were taking classes, working part time, freelancing, or working on personal projects. It was truly eye opening. Also, it made me feel less alone. None of us were fired because of performance issues or anything like that. All of us were victims of the market shifting and weird corporate attitudes towards labor.
💹I have a few thoughts about the state of the labor market. A friend suggested that I create blogs on LinkedIn about it. I’m unsure whether anyone would read it, but that may just be the Depression Monster (trademark pending) talking. I’ve had a lot of engagement on these post. Maybe I should stop being a butt-hole to myself and capitalize on my efforts.
✒️Needless to say, I’m still job hunting for my next full time gig. However, I’ve been blessed to have freelance work. Funnily enough, I interviewed for a fulltime position at the company and, even though I wasn’t a good fit for the role I applied for, they offered me freelance work out of the blue. It just goes to show that a little bit of grit and a good attitude will get you far. Stay tuned, friends. The wind is still in my sails.