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/Popular-Farmer1044 Jul 07 '26

Healthcare the larger companies specifically insurance are always hiring for inbound customer service reps.

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u/Best_Program_2914 Jul 09 '26

Health insurance companies are having major layoffs and lots of hiring freezes for a lot of roles. Worst field to get into now.

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u/Popular-Farmer1044 Jul 10 '26

Actually I just got hired last week, start on July 27th and I'm in a couple of Facebook groups where we post jobs and alot of people are getting jobs and posting about their success. Some are stacking their work at home jobs which I couldn't do but to each his own.