I Want To Give Up Now..

[scout86]

I don't have a huge background in the corporate world, but your experience sounds pretty "normal". Someone I know who works in marketing just got laid off. She had worked for that company as a permanent, full time employee for several years. It was HR that talked to her. I think that's just the way they do things, for everyone. In her case, she had to leave the building immediately and was allowed to come back later to clear out her desk. Mind you, she wasn't fired for cause. She was laid off because they had decided her job was redundant. It doesn't sound like it was personal, it's just "the way they do things". She had looked for this job a long time and was kind of freaked out about having another long search ahead of her. It's been a few weeks. She's got several prospects, all with better companies than the last one. It could work that way for you too. (Let's hope!)

Meanwhile, you DO want to do more than they needed from you in your current job. When you're looking, it was a temporary job to get your foot in the door. You've learned things. You have more potential and more to offer to your next employer than you've been able to do so far.

She is the same woman who tried telling me to leave this place from day 1 she started working there

I don't remember the specifics of that. I'm wondering if it's possible that she has some issues with the company herself and is looking for others to be "on her side". It's possible she's coming on that strong just because it's very important to her and she doesn't realize how she comes off. In any case, your job, now, is to find a better job. You can hang out with all the old messages about you being a failure if you want to, but I wouldn't do it very long. None of it's true and none of it's helpful. Your life is ahead of you, not behind you.

(It will be ok!)

 

[hodge]

I'm so sorry, Jass. Is there Monster.com there? I think it's international. That could be a resource for looking for jobs. I know you're losing your job, but you will also be away from that bully. And, yes, you are not a failure. You have experience and can now hopefully find something you're better suited to. :hug:s

 

[J_trustno1]

Thanks guys. It's just I have been feeling quite down and depressed. I see people from work in my dreams and I have lost sleep since Friday :(. All I asked for was more work and do something to show my potential. I did my job regardless of how boring and below my intellect it was. I did my work with honesty unlike the girls next to me who are chatting on Facebook the entire day. I suppose that's what you get if you are loyal and dedicated to your work. I graduated with master of chemical engineering and that too with first class honors. The job I was doing was data entry! !! But hiring me was a mistake to them!!

 

[hodge]

Jass, I think you could find something better than data entry! Are you in a large city? I mean, are there other options?

 

[Dmorles]

Thanks guys. It's just I have been feeling quite down and depressed. I see people from work in my dreams...

Hi Jass - have you tried Job Boards like Indeed Or Eluta? These are the boards I've been using as well as LinkedIn generates a lot of hits from headhunters who snoop around there all day looking at profiles. I would also reach out to headhunters that specialize in hiring people with your qualifications. I know there are headhunters that specialize in just investment banking and ones in commercial real estate, mining ...etc. Im sure there are ones that deal with Civil Engineers or Environmental Engineers. You sound like you are pretty accomplished from a school sense.

Also to be honest there are a lot of people in the same boat as you. The global economy is very close to recession - here in Canada there was an article about our growth rate so far in 2015 being close to.5% which is .5% away from being a recession - which is negative or no growth for 3 quarters. Keep your head up - keep talking with people and do some exercise - jogging or biking - lifting weights etc. When I feel like ending it all - that's what I do - lol. Trust me I've felt like doing the swan dive off the Gardener expressway - but then I go for a long jog - listen to some music and you start to feel a bit better.

Will keep my fingers crossed for you.

DM

 

[Stickler]

Um, I would talk to a recruiter...at least that's how it's often done here for the private-sector firms, when you are highly skilled.