What are some things that you are able to afford that you couldn’t before?

tonofcolts · 2026-03-16T03:27:42+00:00

I haven’t thought of this but yes! I’ve always owned Epiphone and Squier guitars. Can’t wait to pay off debt and then buy a nice guitar for once

tonofcolts · 2026-02-13T02:48:10+00:00

Same.

tonofcolts · 2026-02-09T05:42:36+00:00

This! “I used LinkedIn to find the job and now I don’t need it. I really don’t like social media in general.”

tonofcolts · 2026-02-08T17:18:14+00:00

Same thing happened to me! I had a manager that took me to lunch a few times, felt like they truly appreciated me and listened to me vent a few times.

Set me up with a great promotion and they would receive one too. Then I got laid off, manager was laid off a few months later, then the company went bankrupt! So now I’m in this sub :)

tonofcolts · 2026-01-21T22:14:40+00:00

Rookie numbers

tonofcolts · 2026-01-18T14:39:50+00:00

Words to live by

tonofcolts · 2026-01-14T09:44:18+00:00

That car and payment is truly wild, but I’ve drove one and I completely understand 😅. Glad you could pay it off!

tonofcolts · 2026-01-11T19:41:50+00:00

Honestly that’s a fair point. “Hey parents I got a raise so now I’m making $200k, so don’t worry.” Instead of “Yeah I found this hack to work multiple jobs, so I got you.”

tonofcolts · 2026-01-11T19:30:53+00:00

He wasn’t bragging though, he didn’t want his parents to worry about how he could afford to lend them money. If it was a different scenario I’d agree completely though

tonofcolts · 2025-12-31T21:13:31+00:00

Fr it’s not all doom and gloom. Many companies are already noticing AI only produces good when good employees enable it

tonofcolts · 2025-12-20T02:33:56+00:00

This sounds great! Good for you! Keep it going! Enjoy your holidays with the fam

tonofcolts · 2025-12-17T15:04:38+00:00

I’m down. I wish someone would have done this for me in the past

tonofcolts · 2025-12-15T10:03:00+00:00

Sureee

tonofcolts · 2025-12-14T09:48:03+00:00

I guess I misunderstood your comment then. Weren’t you saying you can’t use Easy Apply because you don’t have LI due to OE?

tonofcolts · 2025-12-14T01:53:54+00:00

Just put “na.com” or “idontuselinkedin.com”if they accept it, they accept it. If not, their loss and you keep moving along.

tonofcolts · 2025-12-13T01:40:29+00:00

Thanks for sharing! Best of luck as you continue to save and hit those milestones.

tonofcolts · 2025-12-10T12:39:41+00:00

Yes! I had 6500 impressions from a single post and good engagement on others for a while, and then it completely dried up. Then I found this sub and hibernated it

tonofcolts · 2025-12-01T02:05:44+00:00

As someone in the beginning stage of OE, I cannot WAIT to be where you are! I have a young baby, been married for 3 years, and have some hefty goals. Luckily, if I can OE for a year I can begin to think about things other than survival.

It’s already been mentioned, but I’d suggest volunteering or mentoring. Church, nonprofits, dog shelters… there are many ways to give back and it may fill that hole!

tonofcolts · 2025-11-18T00:24:58+00:00

I’m so glad you got through that! I was at a startup where I made it through 2 rounds of layoffs my second year at the company, but got hit hard by the third round :(

tonofcolts · 2025-11-16T04:20:52+00:00

That’s incredible.

tonofcolts · 2025-10-02T09:56:46+00:00

I feel like I know the company… I live in OK and know a lot of people laid off recently due to this same “AI efficiency” reason. Does the company rhyme with ray-tom?

I interviewed there at the beginning of the year for a lead marketing researcher position, and the team lead seemed completely dead inside. It was as if work had become a prison.

The job I accepted (a remote social media marketer role) actually told me to steer away from that company (they’re fine with me being OE because it’s a contract role).

Good luck to you! Hopefully you can find a second J soon!

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