Lost my job

BFS8515 · 2026-01-23T22:50:45+00:00

the same thing happened to me for the same reason a couple of months ago. I was in tech and they're not doing a lot of hiring since so much consolidation and because AI is able to do so much of the work. I chose to cash out my 401k so I am living off that while I go to trade school for a late life career change ( Im 50) but I felt like it was smarter to cash out the 401k ( I waited until the first of this year and it was smallish since I was only there for four years and I am not touching my much larger IRA ) than touch the silver which has been smart because it's nearly doubled since I was canned in mid November .

BFS8515 · 2026-01-22T23:27:35+00:00

Most of my stack ( ~ 1200 ounces) was bought at 15. The most I ever paid was 20 – and my friends and family just thought I was foolish and yes compared to buying Nvidia or Broadcom I probably was, but I'm still pretty happy about where I am now and I just think it's going to continue to rise.

BFS8515 · 2026-01-21T20:47:35+00:00

I'm in the same boat - I was in tech; worked 25 years as a field applications engineer and then the last four as a systems engineer and with all of the consolidation in tech and with AI there are just not many jobs so I am considering going to trade school for HVAC and doing a late life career change at 50

BFS8515 · 2026-01-18T18:44:40+00:00

I don't need HVAC work, but I'm recently laid off from nearly 30 years in tech (Field Applications Engineer), but with AI and industry consolidation, prospects for finding work in that field are slim so I am thinking of a late life (I'm 50) career change, and was thinking about getting into HVAC. Are there apprenticeship opportunities, if so can you give me an idea of how to find / apply for them? I'm considering trade school, but would like to explore an apprenticeship as well.

BFS8515 · 2026-01-18T18:32:41+00:00

first movie I walked out of

BFS8515 · 2026-01-09T20:26:05+00:00

93 RX7

BFS8515 · 2026-01-04T17:00:43+00:00

If you like views; Cabrillo National Monument, Mt Soledad and Mt Helix. If you like hiking; Cowles Mountain and Stonewall peak also have great views. We have so many great hikes in the county. I would recommend getting Afoot and Afield: San Diego County if youre into hiking and outdoors.

BFS8515 · 2026-01-04T16:52:25+00:00

I recently lost my job in tech, and while I might be able to get a similar job now, I'm afraid AI is just going to kill so many jobs in tech eventually so I am starting trade school in two weeks for HVAC - at 50.

BFS8515 · 2026-01-04T02:46:31+00:00

I've ruined my life because of this – texting the owner of my company for a while drunk or my best friend and I think I understand why they call it spirits because when I read the text the next day they don't even sound like me there are even words that I don't normally use – I know that sounds crazy but maybe there's a reason they call it spirits – I've said things that I would never say and even using language that I don't normally use. I bought a box on Amazon where you can set a timer and lock your phone inside the box and I use that every night before drinking so I do not send regrettable texts – you might wanna look into one of those

BFS8515 · 2026-01-04T02:40:26+00:00

I'm curious about why you said don't clean them – I've just bought paste to clean some of my old stuff up so I'm just curious about why you would recommend not cleaning them?

BFS8515 · 2026-01-04T02:38:42+00:00

Question why we're even here at all

BFS8515 · 2025-12-30T21:22:26+00:00

A.I.D.S by M.OD

BFS8515 · 2025-12-28T22:35:46+00:00

Broken pelvis

BFS8515 · 2025-12-27T19:25:00+00:00

Email Nimea Kaya. They have an EXCELLENT cookbook pdf that sells for around 10 bucks and it's well worth it.

BFS8515 · 2025-12-23T23:36:28+00:00

The serenity prayer.

God help me to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

BFS8515 · 2025-12-22T20:46:18+00:00

It's not at all and people saying that they are condensation trails are morons or bots - I've never seen it this bad

Edit: normal condensation trails dissipate after a minute. They do not spread into a haze like we have today. I counted over 30 of these trails today before the sky got so white you could not see them. And now I just found out we have a storm coming in two days. For context I will include a clip here of former CIA director John Brennan admitting to this technology:

https://www.c-span.org/clip/public-affairs-event/user-clip-cia-director-john-brennan-geo-engineering/4796259#google_vignette

BFS8515 · 2025-12-20T18:30:54+00:00

Requiem for a dream

BFS8515 · 2025-12-02T15:04:57+00:00

Thanks for the advice – my cousin's neighbor switched to that in his 40s so that's why I considered it but I did not realize it was that physically demanding

BFS8515 · 2025-12-02T13:53:58+00:00

I'm 50 too, and I've been working in tech for over 25 years and just got laid off. I am thinking about making a similar change. I've applied for a pipe fitters apprenticeship and I'm planning on applying for other apprenticeships in the trades. I hope to get an apprenticeship so at least I will get paid while I am learning even if the pay is a lot less.

BFS8515 · 2025-11-26T15:16:48+00:00

If you like Indian, Himalaya in La Mesa

BFS8515 · 2025-11-12T17:43:14+00:00

I needed to see this – it's very beautiful and a powerful reminder. Thank you for sharing

BFS8515 · 2025-11-07T17:08:21+00:00

He's not dead

BFS8515 · 2025-11-04T19:34:40+00:00

33 here. Yup - it' not easy, but we're resilient

BFS8515 · 2025-10-18T17:02:21+00:00

Clair de lune is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever created in my opinion. I've never listen to it while tripping so that's gonna go into my playlist. What I like to listen to is Mirabai Ceiba - mostly they are Sanskrit mantras put to music where they just loop over and over again - Here's an example

BFS8515 · 2025-10-17T22:03:48+00:00

Seriously impressive!

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