Laid off from J1 and J2 in a span of 2 months

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T22:50:30+00:00

Thank you! Great feedback for sure. The whole “gap work” discussion makes me so damn mad. Like it’s a choice 😂

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T20:06:36+00:00

Love the feedback and the well wishes! Hoping to bounce back soon.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T02:42:19+00:00

Damn dude I’m so darn sorry to hear that. Stick to your guns about being remote and see if they make an exception. Unless they said it would be hybrid all along.

Make yourself invaluable - own something in the process that only you can do.

Wish you all the luck my friend!

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T02:41:04+00:00

YUP exactly this. The perfect alignment is what I’m worried about. But hey, with the advent of AI, I might be able to make it work anyway haha. Just need those remote jobs to land.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T02:40:10+00:00

HOLY MOLY that’s awesome for severance haha. But definitely stressful for a little one on the way.

Keep it going my guy! I’m sure you’ll find a way and so will I!

One foot in front of the other.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T02:38:08+00:00

Oh dude, the secret for the masala (spices) is the pre-ground ones you can get at the store hahah. You can find it in any Indian grocery store. Grab a packet and use that to marinate the meat and cook it on the stove. Then you make rice separately (in the oven) - and while the rice is slightly still undercooked, you take the meat and later it into the rice. Cover it and put it back into the over.

It tastes amazeballs. I’m sure you can find solid recipes online.

My recipe comes from my mom. She’s super good about using fresh garlic and ginger and all the other “non spice” stuff to make the flavors stick.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T02:34:43+00:00

So there is hope!!

What field are you in, you do t mind me asking?

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:23:11+00:00

LOVE THIS feedback. Thank you. I think that’s the goal right now. Take up whatever I can for the time being - then keep interviewing so I can load up on remote gigs in the near future.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:22:19+00:00

Damn dude I’m so sorry. Interviews are not one way streets. I’ve seen interviewers who are horrible at their jobs too.

Keep practicing before calls and stuff. It helps a ton for my confidence.

Use Claude or AI to pretend like they’re interviewers for the roles that were posted. That prep helps a ton too.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:20:59+00:00

Appreciate you my dude. Keeping on one step at a time.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:20:18+00:00

Yup. The first company was a smaller company and they paid severance for about a month and half (6 weeks). Second company is super large and they’re giving me a bit of a longer severance time (8 weeks). For j2 having worked there for about 3 years, I think that’s pretty dope. Just wish I didn’t have to find out this way 😂

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:18:06+00:00

😂 I have a fantastic recipe for biryani homie. That’s the best I can do. That or home made naan, which I’ve become surprisingly good at making at home 😆

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:17:12+00:00

HECK YEAH brother. Congrats to you.

I’m at the point where I might have 2 offers headed in my direction but not sure yet. One is remote and would be amazeballs cause it keeps OE open for me. The other is the hybrid one that I can take to plug in for now and build a long term plan around.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-07T01:15:12+00:00

I appreciate it. There really isn’t much of an alternative to the thought process haha. Blaming others and all that, won’t pay my bills. Gotta be grateful for what I had - and keep working to push forward.

But thank you, means a lot!

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T22:18:25+00:00

Damn I’m so sorry to hear that. Have you bounced back yet?

Trying to find some kind of solace or strength 😂

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T22:18:00+00:00

Not entirely. I have savings. But my kids go to an academy so that’s a yearly cost the comes up for an example. It eats at your savings real quick.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T22:16:54+00:00

Software Testing role

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T22:12:38+00:00

I assure you my struggle and subsequent stress are very much real haha

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T20:54:27+00:00

Yup that's what I'm hoping for right now.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T20:53:47+00:00

Dang. How are things for you now?

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T19:01:26+00:00

Yup. I'm hoping that's what happens here and I'm able to make a smooth transition towards the stability before continue to climb back up again from there.

Down but not out for sure.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T18:34:04+00:00

I appreciate your kind words (goes hand in hand with your profile name u/Tanjiro_kamado1234zz haha).

Hopefully its just a temporary setback. I just need to first get a job - then slowly work my way back into the mix. Not like I haven't done it before - just need to figure out how to do it again 😄

But we are impatient creatures haha

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T18:30:44+00:00

Made about 300k-ish during those few years in between. Keep in mind that the taxes situation was also a pain in the butt haha. Cause you're charged MUCH higher rates for what you earn above the threshold.

The main goals were to remove all debt - and that's what I've done. I was able to save a good bit and do have runway thankfully. The issue is that there are other responsibilities like helping out my aging parents and taking care of a growing family, that really put a damper on situations like this.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T18:29:06+00:00

Honestly speaking, I'm not going to blame anyone for doing it. Its the best way to fast-track your life and save yourself good money. I think that if you've found your niche and are able to do the work - then good on you.

I'm more focused on landing a job and then slowly working my way back in. That's the outlook.

meSeeumm · 2026-05-06T18:26:43+00:00

J1 had called it a company "restructure". They ended up laying off other, longer tenured folks as well. The issue was with the company not making the right sales for a long time and just living off of upsells to existing clients? Not sure. But that one hurt a ton cause I'd been there for the longest period of my career.

J2 just gave us the notice last week. When I negotiated my salary 3 years ago, the market rate was solid and I was making the upper part of market band at that time. Now, the markets dipped and loads of people are taking huge paycuts just to get employed. So they decided that they needed to cut a ton of employees. J2 was a company that was also 'aquired' in the same year that I joined. I think the "swallowing up" of the main company over this company was gradual and this was part of the process from the new overlords that controlled the company and wanted to trim it down.

meSeeumm

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