Tag: job loss
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Week 7: In Between What Was and What’s Next — and Shipping Something Real
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This week didn’t come with a clean sense of momentum or a big emotional breakthrough. Instead, it lived in the middle — between what my life used to look like and what it’s slowly becoming. Some days felt heavy and unmoored. Others…
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Week 1: Relief, Reality, and the First Steps Toward Stability
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. (Wednesday before Thanksgiving → Black Friday) This was my first full week of being unemployed — a sentence that still feels a little strange to write. The week started with shock, surged into relief, dipped into sadness, and eventually settled into a…
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The Journey Begins: Rebuilding, Recovering, and Moving Forward
This series will be a candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. Last week, after 3½ years with FanDuel Sports Network, I was let go from my role as a senior .NET software developer. It was unexpected, and like anyone going through a sudden transition, I’ve been feeling a mix…