Current Events > Being laid off in this job market should be illegal.

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Got laid off from my Copywriter job on March 5th after only being employed for 10 months. Moved to this crappy town (company paid for it). Company gave me 8 weeks of severance pay.

I previously spent 4 years teaching high school English but I wanted to try something new.

Been applying non-stop since then. Not a single interview. Just a few rejections.

Shit, I'm thinking about just going back to teaching at this point but it's in the middle of the school year, so not a lot of positions. At least I'll never have to worry about being laid off.

Just sucks man. I feel like I lost part of my identity. And I'm dating someone in this town now too and we live together, so it's a discussion on if I'm leaving this town or staying and if we're gonna make it work.

Blows.

Sorry to hear that. I got laid off after working for a company for 12 years and only got four more weeks of severance than you.

People should unionize

Teaching is one of the only stable jobs left.

Dakimakura posted...

People should unionize

Illegal in NC, sadly.

_____Cait posted...

Teaching is one of the only stable jobs left.

Truly.

I didn't realize how easy i had it at my school. I only taught 12th grade (so 3 sections of English 4 a semester; usually 1 standard, 1 inclusion, 1 honors).

What's crazy is that after I calculated my salary at this job ($57,000) compared to my teaching job ($47,000), I still had basically the same amount of money because the insurance from this private company was so expensive.

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Well a local middle school agreed to hire me, but HR and the district are being difficult; they're saying because it's near the end of the year that they'll pay me for April, May, and June, but extra money will be taken out to cover my insurance and benefits. *eye roll*

I remember your previous post. Werent you on vacation overseas somewhere? Did you enjoy your trip? I remember the NC part and the relocating and being a former teacher. You didnt really seem to know previously if you wanted to return to teaching or not.

archizzy posted...

I remember your previous post. Werent you on vacation overseas somewhere? Did you enjoy your trip? I remember the NC part and the relocating and being a former teacher. You didnt really seem to know previously if you wanted to return to teaching or not.

Yep. I was planning that trip since October. I went to Scotland, England, and Ireland. It was my first time out of the U.S. It was awesome. Spent my 29th birthday over there.

Now, it's back to reality, sadly.

Spiritlittle posted...

Yep. I was planning that trip since October. I went to Scotland, England, and Ireland. It was my first time out of the U.S. It was awesome. Spent my 29th birthday over there.

Now, it's back to reality, sadly.

It sucks obviously you are dealing with this situation not just from a job standpoint but also the fact you uprooted and moved somewhere specifically for the job so you may not want to stay there. Or maybe you like it there and do want to stay but obviously you need to go where the work you want to do will support you. Again its sucks and I hope it works out but Im glad you were able to enjoy your trip.

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NC.

Unions are illegal here.

Military is hiring.

Spiritlittle posted...

Illegal in NC, sadly.

It's only illegal until there are enough of you they can't arrest anymore.

Also... how? I thought unionizing was at least partially protected federally under, you know, assembly.

Spiritlittle posted...

Truly.

I didn't realize how easy i had it at my school. I only taught 12th grade (so 3 sections of English 4 a semester; usually 1 standard, 1 inclusion, 1 honors).

What's crazy is that after I calculated my salary at this job ($57,000) compared to my teaching job ($47,000), I still had basically the same amount of money because the insurance from this private company was so expensive.

Out of curiosity, what caused you to leave in the first place? I have a good friend who is a high school teacher and he's continually astonished by how frequently his coworkers complain about their job. He had a prior career before that, so he has a much better sense of what the rest of the working world is like so it bugs him.

Was your prior job really that miserable? Or did you have a bunch of miserable people around you making you think that it was worse than it was?

I got laid off last year with just a small amount of severance, I think 4 weeks, but I ended up finding a way better job making a lot more money so it all worked out

_____Cait posted...

Teaching is one of the only stable jobs left.

Declining enrollment in high paying districts because NIMBYs wont build housing. Housing is so expensive people are focused on that and arent having kids

s0nicfan posted...

Out of curiosity, what caused you to leave in the first place? I have a good friend who is a high school teacher and he's continually astonished by how frequently his coworkers complain about their job. He had a prior career before that, so he has a much better sense of what the rest of the working world is like so it bugs him.

Was your prior job really that miserable? Or did you have a bunch of miserable people around you making you think that it was worse than it was?

Both.

I just wanted to try something outside of education because I had already been working with kids for 10 years.

And our current educational system is broken beyond repair. For example, I have to give every kid a 50, even if I've never seen the kid before. Then, if they fail the course, they can just do Credit Recovery online (all the answers are on the internet too), click through the entire course in 2 weeks, and then still pass. Just felt meaningless at times, I guess.

I had great admins though. They were awesome.

Dakimakura posted...

People should unionize

Republicans exist so aint happening

TheGoldenEel posted...

I got laid off last year with just a small amount of severance, I think 4 weeks, but I ended up finding a way better job making a lot more money so it all worked out

How long did it take and what industry? Because I have 3 years of journalism experience, 4 years of teaching experience, and roughly a year of marketing experience.

CE:

DnDer posted...

It's only illegal until there are enough of you they can't arrest anymore.

Also CE:

"How can the Toronto police department not get car thefts under control?"

RetuenOfDevsman posted...

CE:

Also CE:

"How can the Toronto police department not get car thefts under control?"

January 6th is shaking.

I totally agree. I was laid off a month ago after being at my company for 8 years

Spiritlittle posted...

Illegal in NC, sadly.

That's absolute bullshit.

Spiritlittle posted...

Illegal in NC, sadly.

sounds unconstitutional

Im in the trucking industry so I dont really have to worry about being laid off or having difficulty finding work but damn is the work hard.

May use my PTO for either a cruise or a cheap international trip this year.

s0nicfan posted...

Out of curiosity, what caused you to leave in the first place? I have a good friend who is a high school teacher and he's continually astonished by how frequently his coworkers complain about their job. He had a prior career before that, so he has a much better sense of what the rest of the working world is like so it bugs him.

Was your prior job really that miserable? Or did you have a bunch of miserable people around you making you think that it was worse than it was?

As a teacher who has had a lot of other jobs before teaching, I can see why people leave the profession in droves.