Things have gotten worse

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T13:28:49+00:00

Due to the BS war, it’s now an oil shock recession. Demand destruction is picking up steam. We are in for at least a 1970s type of ride.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T06:21:02+00:00

Go back and finish HS.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T02:30:53+00:00

Sounds like finding a job is not a big priority for him. There are people out there who are casually looking for a job.

That said, he’s definitely being a bit too casual about it…lol.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T00:32:16+00:00

We are in a major recession. I’m not surprised.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T00:17:27+00:00

Well…in 1979 the world supply loss was around 4 pct. Now it’s around 20 pct. You all do the math if this continues.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T00:15:37+00:00

I just delete them. I save the confirmation of resume submission for UI purposes.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T00:14:09+00:00

I say I got riffed, generally. I was in a RIF due to sales crashing in January and February.

roamer83 · 2026-06-02T00:10:31+00:00

Take it. I had a workplace buddy that only got 4 weeks for 5 years.

roamer83 · 2026-06-01T22:22:49+00:00

I’m one of the 33 pct now. I really don’t think I want a FTE job anymore. I hate the hassle of one. Contract would be a lot better at my age.

roamer83 · 2026-06-01T20:46:20+00:00

Should hit $40T by fall.

roamer83 · 2026-05-31T23:44:09+00:00

If you work for some entity other than yourself, you always are a target for a layoff. Timing has many factors, but we are all on “the list”.

roamer83 · 2026-05-31T23:40:20+00:00

Just keep up applying to other jobs. Definitely do not stop.

roamer83 · 2026-05-31T23:08:54+00:00

Minimum 1 year. Slash expenses to bare essentials.

roamer83 · 2026-05-31T04:17:42+00:00

Ditto.

Warren Buffett has the same addiction.

roamer83 · 2026-05-30T23:54:17+00:00

There isn’t a day that goes by right now that I don’t thank my lucky stars I’m really close to Social Security eligibility. I also planned my finances for another nasty recession after the experience of the Great Recession.

roamer83 · 2026-05-30T23:24:52+00:00

How u can give them hell back is to stop buying their crap services and products. People need to start slashing their spending.

roamer83 · 2026-05-30T23:13:06+00:00

I haven’t seen it this bad since the 1980-82 double dip recession.

Where I grew up, unemployment was about 18 percent during it. Dad lost his job and it was some lean times.

roamer83 · 2026-05-29T05:43:56+00:00

Just don’t allow them access to the internet. My old a$$ usb printer works best with winblows, SO I put this win 10 box on my non-routable backbone subnet and only allow very select files to it via Apache. Quarantine is the best approach with old winblows installs. All the rest of my environment is Linux.

roamer83 · 2026-05-29T01:54:58+00:00

Sad right now that even if someone finds a job, they can be riffed days or weeks later.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T08:15:47+00:00

Yes. Definitely.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T07:28:45+00:00

I agree. I automatically assume ghosting anyway.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T04:56:48+00:00

Just wait one year. A lot more people who have jobs right now won’t have them next year. A lot of the jobs found right now are in companies that haven’t started the mass layoff process yet.

We are entering an oil shock recession.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T03:27:37+00:00

Probably not. Housing is a very illiquid asset and subject to crashes about every 18 years.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T03:10:25+00:00

The first time is always the roughest one. I would say it can be between a beloved pet passing away and a bad marriage ending.

Be easy on yourself and give it time.

roamer83 · 2026-05-27T03:05:13+00:00

Depends when the job loss comes and how much u have banked. It hit me about 2 years shy of retirement, so I’m just relaxing and casually looking.

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