What should you do after being laid off?

What should you do after being laid off?

What should you do after being laid off? In recent years, due to the impact of the epidemic, many enterprises have begun to lay off employees. Layoff is undoubtedly very bad news for employees, but you should face it positively anyway. What should you do after being laid off?

What should you do after being laid off? 1 Show others your professional style.

This doesn't mean that being laid off will make everyone look bad. Don't film a dramatic departure and post it on YouTube. At this juncture, everyone is in a difficult situation, even those who are not unemployed. Don't create any additional negative factors.

Keep a positive attitude towards yourself.

This is not the time to take a negative attitude towards yourself. Maybe you will regret not starting looking for a job or saving money earlier, but indulging in "if I have" will not help you, but will only aggravate your anxiety and depression. Instead, you should think about the obstacles you have overcome in the past and focus on what can bring you confidence.

Negotiate your severance payment and the date of departure.

Severance payments are usually negotiable. Pay attention to the date of your resignation, see how long your insurance period is, how much your retirement account can give you, or how many days you spent on paid vacation. Don't think that you must sign any agreement at once. Make sure you know your severance pay and don't be afraid to ask questions.

Consider lateral job-hopping within the company, whether it is a formal position or a temporary position.

Your department may be laying off employees, but other departments may be recruiting employees. Don't forget to consider the subsidiaries or joint ventures of your current employer. Ask if there is a consulting position. Sometimes a department does not have a full-time position, but it has a certain consulting budget. If you find a consultant who is already familiar with the internal business process, they will benefit a lot.

Be prepared to express your experience of being fired.

When the mass layoffs in your company make headlines, it is not difficult to sum up your experience. But for those little-known corporate restructuring, you will have to explain the reasons for layoffs to your acquaintances and potential employers in the future.

The statement can be simple-my department has been reorganized, or my position has been shared by two lower-level positions, or my professional position has been transferred to the headquarters. Make sure that your explanation is consistent with the version provided by your manager or any contact.

Collect contact information for post-employment use.

Don't forget to get people's permanent contact information. They may leave the company after you leave, so don't assume that their current company information will be valid forever. You will no longer be able to use your office equipment, including the mobile phone provided by your employer, so please make sure to back up your contact information in your personal file.

Make a positive impression on your manager, colleagues and personnel.

Don't forget to thank everyone on the day you really leave your job. Even for those who are not unemployed, they may feel guilty because their former colleagues are in deep trouble and worry that they may be treated similarly. Your decent performance when you leave your job will show your confidence in persistence, which may also help you win a colleague who is usually in a normal relationship.

Take time to evaluate and reflect.

This is a big turning point, so don't feel that you have to switch from work to job search immediately. You might as well spend a few days dealing with all your personal projects that have been put on hold-family maintenance, doctor's appointments, meeting friends and family, and so on.

Analyze your cash situation.

But even so, don't underestimate the time needed to find a job. You entered the job market with thousands of job seekers. You probably haven't looked for a job for years. Now that you know what your severance pay is, calculate how much time you have left to find a job. You should set aside at least three months to find a job, so if you don't have enough cash to spend this long time, focus on temporary or consulting work to support your cash reserve.

Be proactive and comprehensive when applying for a job.

Don't send your resume blindly and search frantically, just to find something. Yes, you want to find a job, but you also want to find a suitable job. What kind of job is most suitable at present? This may be a temporary job that accepts cash. Learning some new skills may also be a kind of lateral transfer.

It may also be a career change that you have always been interested in. One advantage of layoffs is that you have a chance to find a new job. Will you start your old job again? If you are willing, then you will know that you should look for companies in the same industry, functional fields and types. But if you don't want to, then explore what kind of choice will be better and find this better job.

What should you do after being laid off? What kind of professionals are most likely to be laid off?

1, lazy and smooth employees

Employees who have stayed in the workplace for a long time begin to become lazy. The goal is to do their own work well. They don't want to tire themselves out.

The company has a Commissioner who has served for 7 years, that is, an army of "smooth operators". He has long been familiar with the operation mode of the company and the working rhythm of the department, and he is always opportunistic.

On weekdays, no matter personal tasks or group projects, he never submits his work before the deadline, so that everyone thinks that the current workload is just right for him, and because he is an old employee of the army, it is not good to arrange too many tasks, so he steals time to live.

Old employees will lose their enthusiasm after getting familiar with their jobs, and they will not have any innovative plans. Once the boss notices such employees, they won't stay long. In the workplace, if you don't advance, you will retreat. If you are no longer an employee who can solve problems and generate value, you will be eliminated in a few days.

2. Employees in marginal departments

As we all know, every company has its core business and core departments, and relatively speaking, there are also marginalized departments. The so-called marginal department refers to the work of the department. It has no influence and decision-making power, and simple repetition has strong substitutability.

The work of Xiao Zhao Department is single and repetitive, with almost no technical content. With the change of industry environment, the overall financial situation of the company has declined, and the labor cost has to be reduced. Xiao Zhao's department bears the brunt, and the whole department is unprofitable, and there is no business to pay attention to. It is expected that it will be fired.

It is not surprising that general companies will give employees in core technology departments corresponding rewards as encouragement and give them promotion opportunities. Generally speaking, the work of marginalized departments is not difficult, the gold content is not high, and the benefits brought to the company are not great, so naturally it will not receive too much attention from the company. Although the core department ≠ development department, but in the unpopular department, the probability of being laid off is naturally much higher.

3, the ability to customize employees

Before, major companies began to lay off employees from the top, which triggered concern and heated discussion in the industry. They keep saying that they want to give young people more opportunities for development, but in fact they have fired those who can't keep up with the development of the company.

The main reason for Tencent's layoffs is the customization of employees' ability, which means that the old employees' ideas are outdated, and the existing work skills and thinking are only applicable to Tencent's initial development. With the rapid development of the Internet, the whole industry has been injecting new things, and only the old models and thinking are facing elimination at any time.

Many old employees complain: "I can only do XX", such a person is the least competitive in the workplace, and his ability has been customized for this company. Once he leaves this company, he can't find his way.

In any industry, if you only have one skill, it is difficult to keep up with the progress of this era. The industry is constantly changing, and it is difficult to avoid this layoff.

What can I do to avoid being fired?

1, abandon solid-state thinking and have reverse insight.

In our daily work, we often encounter some unsatisfactory things, and we always feel that someone is targeting us. Most people are easily caught in the whirlpool of complaints, but rarely can they pull away from such emotions and calmly analyze them.

David is working with colleagues from other departments to finish a project recently. During this period, he was always troubled by his colleagues' failure to get the data sheet in time. He wanted to make it clear, but he was afraid of hurting his feelings, so he hid it in his stomach.

But think calmly, colleagues will not delay the progress for no reason. I overheard the conversation between this colleague and his assistant at a meeting, and I realized that it takes a lot of time to collect data, and customers can't offend them, so they can only get the data later. In this way, David instantly understood.

In fact, if we think from the opponent's point of view, we often get surprising answers.

Everything has logic to follow, and the sooner you dig out the "opponent", the more you can avoid mistakes. For example, if a colleague's document is not delivered in time, we can learn whether the company's process is slow or whether the colleague's style is like this. Cut to the chase from the question.

Solve problems from the essential reasons instead of complaining and confronting. If you accumulate a lot, you can become your work wealth. Get rid of traditional working thinking, get rid of negative emotions, observe the "negative side" of people and things, analyze and get your new point of view. People who have this new thinking of reverse insight often have a smooth career.

2. Diversified functions and strong workplace adaptability.

The so-called diversified function is not that one person has several jobs, but has other skills on the original professional skills. Such people, whether in the team or in the project, are very low in substitutability and will be relatively safe in the wave of layoffs.

Xiao Jia is the company's publicity assistant, and usually contacts with colleagues in the design department to design the screen for brand promotion. When I was preparing to print pictures in the factory before going to work, the boss suddenly notified me to add a logo. The colleague in charge of design just took time off that day and couldn't find anyone. In a hurry, Xiao Jia opened the design software, communicated face to face with the boss, determined the size and location of the logo, and then added it, so that the publicity map could be printed as scheduled without affecting the weekend activities.

Even if Xiao Jia's design skills are not very skilled, they are enough to deal with unexpected situations. She knows something about design software and usually communicates smoothly with the design department, which makes her colleagues feel reliable and appreciated by the boss.

Many people may think that professional life should go well all the way, but with the development and change of the new era and the globalization of the new economic form, single skill is becoming more and more unpopular in the workplace.

Most people will stay in an industry and company for a long time, and their only skill is their existing job skills. At present, the long-term employment system with fixed skills and customization ability is rapidly disappearing, and the accumulation of industry is very important. However, on this basis, it is necessary to pursue more diversified skills, which can not only enhance the company's personal value, but also meet the changing times and see more opportunities.

3. Build an information network and take the initiative.

Working in the workplace, everyone you come into contact with is an information network. If you can organize these information networks into your own big network, then this network resource is very valuable.

Fang Fang, a former colleague, has done a very good job in this respect. At that time, the company was going to hold a brand party that sensationalized the whole city. The primary election date has been drawn up, and the preparatory work is about to begin.

Later, when chatting with friends, Fang Fang learned that two brands were also doing activities two days before and after the primary election date, which may affect the number of VIPs invited by their brands. Finally, we quickly discussed the advance date with the team, avoiding possible conflicts and affecting activities.

Daily work communication is essential, and we need to achieve "effective communication", that is, consciously increase contact with people around us and establish our own information network. For example, what will happen in the industry, which company will have what trend, whether there are good measures to refer to, and where there are new opportunities for them to choose better. These are all valid information.

If newcomers want to build an information network, they don't need to be timid. As long as they accumulate friendly and consciously, they will gradually establish this information network.

Take the initiative to sort out your personal information list, open the "conduction path" in the workplace, connect more new ideas, deepen your understanding of the industry and add value to yourself. On the other hand, it also helps to have new opportunities in the wave of layoffs.

1, abandon solid-state thinking and have reverse insight.

2. Strong workplace resilience and diverse functions.

3. Build an information network and take the initiative.

The above three points, I hope to be your "helper" in the workplace. No matter how high the wave of layoffs is, I can keep calm, make steady progress in the main channel of my career, or find new opportunities.