Ask HN: Laid off for the third time in 5 years, what should I do?

2 points by nicolas_ 2 years ago | 2 comments

Hey HN,

I was laid off last week along with 10+ of my coworkers. I took last week to completely disconnect and process the news. This week I started to reach out to my network: a friend of a friend working at LinkedIn gifted me 6 months of Premium, friends at Microsoft/1Password reached out and offered referrals, and many others reached out to offer support.

This is the third time it's happened to me since I moved to Canada and weirdly enough I'm not freaking out as I already know the drill and have a plan laid out.

What are your best pieces of advice when it comes to job hunting?

shortrounddev2 2 years ago |

Immediately apply for unemployment benefits

nicolas_ 2 years ago | |

I made that mistake the first time, thinking I wouldn't be eligible. That's definitely on my list as a top and priority item.