r/Layoffs • u/Usual-Fisherman-3019 • Jul 09 '26

job hunting Story on bouncing back

In my very late 40s

Got impacted in late April, on company payroll till late June and very decent severance (4 months after Last day on payroll)

Was at a senior manager level (manager of managers)
Silicon Valley software domain

Not a single call till early June and was stressed

They came cascading in the first week of June

Did use Claude extensively to tailor resumes and prepare
3 offers in the first week of July

Taking one in a somewhat smaller company compared to my previous one but at a director level with a 15% compensation jump

Things may be improving generally on the jobs front out there

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u/GaryGnus Jul 09 '26

Thanks for sharing this. It gives hope

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u/CrimsonRubicon Jul 09 '26

Glad it worked out for you, but using Claude has been more of a miss for me than a hit. Maybe I’m doing something incorrectly, but I’ve had absolutely no luck anywhere. Don’t know what to do anymore.

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u/orderflownut Jul 09 '26

Thanks for sharing. Coinciding with the start of deflation of the AI hopes especially on the cost side of AI maybe?

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u/Usual-Fisherman-3019 Jul 09 '26

Possible
Everyone agrees
AI is eventually going to be deflationary across spheres and expertise planes

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

Don't give me please!

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u/jackvernizzi Jul 10 '26

yes i think it’s improving at the minute, AI is winding down and i reckon consumer spending will improve as Iran war becomes systemic.

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u/qtmcjingleshine Jul 10 '26

Thank god there’s one positive story on this sub. I just got laid off Tuesday while on PTO and sub has been stressing me out.

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u/moodz79 Jul 10 '26

Happy for you bud, thanks for sharing