fired_need_help
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Hi,
I've got fired today (to be specific - asked to submit resignation, which I did) from a megacorp. Reason for being fired - ethics / code of conduct mumbo jumbo (not porn or stealing or things like that). I am not even 100% sure what the exact company rules I've violated, but I've probably did violate some megacorp rules. So, I have nothing to blame the megacorp for.
Worked there for 10+ years and always received great performance reviews.
I am currently under shock and would really appreciate help and wisdom from this board to let me overcome that and somehow move on.
Our current situation: myself and wife are in early 40s, kids are 10 and 14 in public schools. Wife has been staying home and could not find part-time accounting job for the last several years.
I've had continuous employment since age ~21 till today. S/w development... C++ / Scripting / GUI / etc. Latest salary was ~140k.
I will post my financial info in the next post in this thread, but I'd like to ask for help with specific questions first.
We were planning vacations to Europe in early Oct. (Fall Break in schools) for a week and all reservations are already non-refundable and has been paid for (food and attractions are the only expenses that are left).
Questions:
- Should I start sending resumes everywhere and try to get any low level job ASAP?
- Or is it better to wait till after vacations and after getting my mind back after the shock?
- What should I say about reasons for "currently unemployed"? My manager told me that if somebody would contact megacorp then they would just say that "I've resigned".
- Any other wisdom on moving forward?
I have not been to an interview in 10+ years (yes, I know, complacency is very bad, but what has been done, already has been done) and I am pretty clueless on how to proceed.
I know that this is not a job search board, but I've been reading this board on & off for years and was hoping that my introduction would look like "Class of 20XX" rather than this post.
I've got fired today (to be specific - asked to submit resignation, which I did) from a megacorp. Reason for being fired - ethics / code of conduct mumbo jumbo (not porn or stealing or things like that). I am not even 100% sure what the exact company rules I've violated, but I've probably did violate some megacorp rules. So, I have nothing to blame the megacorp for.
Worked there for 10+ years and always received great performance reviews.
I am currently under shock and would really appreciate help and wisdom from this board to let me overcome that and somehow move on.
Our current situation: myself and wife are in early 40s, kids are 10 and 14 in public schools. Wife has been staying home and could not find part-time accounting job for the last several years.
I've had continuous employment since age ~21 till today. S/w development... C++ / Scripting / GUI / etc. Latest salary was ~140k.
I will post my financial info in the next post in this thread, but I'd like to ask for help with specific questions first.
We were planning vacations to Europe in early Oct. (Fall Break in schools) for a week and all reservations are already non-refundable and has been paid for (food and attractions are the only expenses that are left).
Questions:
- Should I start sending resumes everywhere and try to get any low level job ASAP?
- Or is it better to wait till after vacations and after getting my mind back after the shock?
- What should I say about reasons for "currently unemployed"? My manager told me that if somebody would contact megacorp then they would just say that "I've resigned".
- Any other wisdom on moving forward?
I have not been to an interview in 10+ years (yes, I know, complacency is very bad, but what has been done, already has been done) and I am pretty clueless on how to proceed.
I know that this is not a job search board, but I've been reading this board on & off for years and was hoping that my introduction would look like "Class of 20XX" rather than this post.
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