Jerry Berg decided that the best way to deal with a layoff was to make a 20 minute video ( http://bit.ly/1oouacX ) lamenting how terrible it is to be laid off after 15 years at Microsoft. I personally feel for him as I’ve been laid off twice since the 2008 financial crisis. While his emotions are understandable, putting them out there in a public video was a bad choice.
This is what I think he should have done.
I wish all the former Microsoft people the best. You will find new employment and move on.
It’s tough to be laid off, absolutely. But to your point 5 – it’s so true you are not ready for the next gig if you are still harping on and on about your former employer. As a past hiring manager that in itself has been reason for not getting a job on my team. Once you are ready to talk future, then you are ready to go back to work.
When someone loses their job, I encourage them to NOT reach out to ANYONE yet. Take the time to grieve, get your 'story' together and reach out strategically. The worst thing you can do is call your best and most immediate contacts and go on and on about how you were let go.
Well-said, all. It is for such reasons I advocate employees to "unlease their 'Inner CEOs'":
Grab all the money, benies, power, swag, training, contacts, etc. you can while you're there,
and then get the hell outta Redmond before it all comes crashing down-either on you, on them, or both.
No Cheers,
Keith
I too have been laid off and it does suck, especially when the economy is in sucky shape.
It's a sad situation for Jerry and the rest of those affected, but you're right, Bert, there are far more productive activities he could be doing right now. Publicly complaining about an employer of 15 years seems a bit extreme. Venting is fine and understandable, but perhaps keep it offline.
@Linda...I wholeheartedly agree. When I was an outplacement consultant, I had a guy in some of my seminars who was soo negative, they had to pull him from the "regular" program and refer him for special counseling. He was holding on so hard he couldn't even begin to move forward with an effective job search.
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