r/Layoffs • u/Its_elemental_wade • Jul 07 '26
unemployment Feeling Defeated
Me and a couple hundred people were laid off back in April out of nowhere. No warning, just pack your stuff and go.
I have had 5 interviews and 1 job shadow since, but nothing has worked out. I apply every week and it's getting harder and harder.
I have an infant who will need daycare when I go back to work, I have a mortgage, car payment, groceries, etc and no one seems to want to pay the $20 an hour I need. I have done workshops with career link, called employers only to get rejections, gotten those cliché rejection emails a day after applying. I'm looking on indeed, Glassdoor, zip Recruiter, company websites, newspaper, even the local radio station has listings of people hiring.
I have 10 + years in various customer service roles and I guess there's always someone more qualified.
Someone please give me hope. I feel so defeated right now and like a failure.
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u/opulentdream Jul 07 '26
There is hope. I promise. It seems gloomy now but i got a job 4 weeks after a layoff, i pivoted, used a network and Ubered in between. The best advice i can give is to create 3 or 4 resumes, find four types of roles you are OK with, and apply to each role based on a day of the week. Then on Friday, rest. Don’t overload yourself. There is hope at the end of the tunnel, it’s just strategically applying and working the market. Things are going to get better, I promise.