Ask HN: People who were laid off or quit recently, how are you doing?
Semiconductor company laid me off after working there since 2018. I kept a lot of leaks quiet and helped save a lot of trouble&#x2F;money. Went above and beyond the call of duty and even relocated my wife and kids to be closer so that I could be on-call(not in job description). I took leadership and management positions without compensation just to keep workflow going. Although I had clearly indicated I was interested in those positions, I was blocked from them because I was not going to be compensated for the additional responsibility.<p>Now I&#x27;m left with a mortgage, debt and other payments that Unemployment can&#x27;t begin to cover.<p>I asked if I could keep my job or get relocated to another dept- &#x27;No&#x27;.<p>Everything is frozen- everything is stagnate and people are afraid of more layoffs happening for both contract workers and direct-hires.<p>I tried for years beforehand- to get moving up, but told it wasn&#x27;t possible(yet). I even tried playing the &#x27;I have another offer elsewhere&#x27; lie card, with nothing to show for it.<p>What&#x27;s additionally frustrating, is that many local retail places won&#x27;t hire me.<p>My experience at the company has cut me off from other work- for fear that I may not stick around for the long-term.<p>DoorDash is no longer taking applications in my area(that was a shock). Retailers wont take me because of my accomplished work history. Lyft&#x2F;Uber wont allow me to work for them because my car is too old.<p>I have applied to soo many Craiglist, HN, Dice, Linkedin, Indeed, Gov and GlassDoor jobs that I my feeling of self-worth had diminished what has felt like eons ago. It&#x27;s not that I don&#x27;t get decent offers- it&#x27;s that I get turned down relatively quickly despite my time at Semiconductor Co.<p>I&#x27;m at the point where I just want any income- the desperation to feed and provide for my wife and kids is what&#x27;s driving me right now.