They say the Economy is okay. I beg to differ.

I was laid off from my job. Ive been looking for 4 months. A few interviews here and there but it gets hard to get rejection letter after rejection letter. Im going through job agencies and Indeed etc. There arent many jobs and when you apply you are against lots of other applicants applying. Im older and I think there is also job discrimination. Just feeling discouraged 😞

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plungesponge · 41-45, M

Yeah it is tough atm. I got laid off 2 years ago from an IT role and got the impression AI was going to change a lot of things, so I got a forklift licence and started a second career in a warehouse. Far less glamorous of course, but it's an aging workforce and there is always some heavy shit that needs to be moved somewhere, it will be a while before robot workers are everywhere. Did that for six months and then got an offer for another IT role. Doing that now but I don't believe in job security these days, going to pick up a welding licence next