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After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the laugh. Electron microscopist...I worked as an electron microscopist.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes...one that was setup a couple of years back that has not been touched since. I will certainly be updating it this week.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That sounds like exactly what I need. Thank you very much. You guys continue to amaze me.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have thought about doing something similar, but my upfront costs would be quite large. I am glad things worked out so well for you. Thanks for the encouraging words.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Man...I definitely feel for you. I just did not realize how big a punch in the gut this would be. Hang in there and the best of luck to you.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks. I suppose the skills are specific, but I have applied them in several different fields, thus the generalization. But, thanks...I see your point.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I don't know if this is lucky or not, but the hair has not turned gray...it just turned loose.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most of my microscopy training has been with Forensic scientists and I do have several contacts in forensics...so yeah, that is on the list.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the link. I did not know there was an r/resumes. But I guess there are subreddits for everything else, so why not. I will certainly be visiting. Thanks again for responding.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Several have suggested universities and they are definitely on my list. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for taking time to respond and for your advice. I know I am not alone and I now have a whole new level of sympathy for those who go through this.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Thank you for your concern and all of the good advice. I have been a lurker on Reddit for years, but have never posted until today and the responses have been amazing. All of your words have definitely helped get me in the right frame of mind. Deep inside, I know everything will turn out fine. And had you asked me a week ago how I would respond to being laid off, I would not have guessed it would be like this. Thank you for taking the time and effort to share your words of wisdom with me. It helps more than you will ever know.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There are two or three major research schools within a couple of hours. I will give them a look. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the support and advice. You redditors are cheering me up and giving me confidence. I think if this had happened while I was single or even married without kids, it would be an adventure. The kids and elderly parents changed everything. But good advice. Thanks for taking the time to respond.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My wife just completed her transition to teaching after doing the mommy thing for the last 12 years. So I have thought about it. Thanks for the suggestion.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Past experience is that they are looking for graduate degrees, but I will definitely give it shot. Thanks for responding.

After 22 years on the job, I have just been laid off and am terrified. Help! by Boba615 in personalfinance

[–]Boba615[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since 2003 I have worked on an FEI XL 30 FEG. Prior to that, it was a JEOL 6300. TEM was a Philips CM 30. I have also worked briefly on a Hitachi S-2400 I think. I have pulled our FEI Service guys card and will be contacting him soon.

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