six months after my last workplace went bankrupt, i’m out again. an international consultancy firm took me and all my colleagues in from the failing business and we got raises and bonuses… and now i’ve been let go. only me.

they’ve not managed to sell my skills anywhere for six months, so the decision makes economic sense, but… that just makes me feel useless. evidently the local office feels bad because they decided to pay out this month’s salary in full, but that doesn’t really help with the self-esteem.

after all the shakiness of the bankruptcy and being lied to about great numbers leading up to it, i just wanted some stability. but fuck me i guess.

…so how’s your day?

  • lime!@feddit.nuOPEnglish
    9·
    1 month ago

    embedded systems engineering. or, that’s what i did before this whole thing. neither the firm that went tits-up or the one that fired me had any idea how to sell that sort of work so i’ve just been doing whatever for three years.

    funny thing is there are tons of huge companies around that need embedded systems engineers… but they don’t take consultants.

    • iconic_admin@lemmy.world
      7·
      1 month ago

      The EE program I was in had a strong embedded systems focus. Now I’m an EE in construction. It’s not glamorous but there’s a ton of money in construction. Have you considered a pivot? Ohms law is pretty universal.

      Also, I’m not trying to be callous. Sorry you got laid off. That sucks.

      • lime!@feddit.nuOPEnglish
        7·
        1 month ago

        i’ve been pivoting constantly for 10 years. i’ve been in automotive, mining, power transmission, electrification, IoT sorry, Factory 4.0, monitoring systems… right now i’m looking into simulation, manufacturing and rail.

        and thanks, i didn’t read it as such but i appreciate the gesture :)