Topic: How does one know and join the right community after a job loss? - page 3. (Read 729 times)

Following your dreams is not an easy thing to do, it's even more difficult if you have a family to feed. So when you lose your job and want to pursue your dream career, the first thing you need to do is recheck your current financial status and see where you stand. If you have enough savings that help you survive, with the family, for at least a year, and if you are sure that if you get into that path, you will at least be able to reach somewhere, then I would say go for it.

However, if you have no savings at all and you have only been covering all the expenses with your salary, you will need to find a source of income first before you get into anything because that's essential, no one will help you take care of your family by providing financial aid for a year or so because if you get into something new, you will need time to learn everything to the extent where you can make a career out of it, you see, passion and career are different things. You might have a passion for something but whether or not you can make a career out of it is a different thing.

So, once you have evaluated this thing and have made your decision, your next action will be based on that.

If you have savings and want to pursue your dream career, start doing research and finding methodologies that you can utilize to make things work in your favor.

If you don't have any savings, you should look for a source of income first, be it a job or anything that can help you run the kitchen because you can't make your family survive for what you want to achieve.

Joining with good people is a good beginning, try linkedin. Just do self correction, improve your skill, and keep looking for new jobs. So something with what you have to generate small income, atleast for temporary jobs

Losing your job can be one of the most difficult experiences when you are of working age. But think positively, such adverse events can bring lessons that can help a person build character and improve personal development.

There may be bad things that happen when you lose your job, but that's also when you can take it as an opportunity to reflect on yourself and figure out what you really want from your career. You can use this time wisely and increase your professional capacity by developing your skills, gaining new knowledge and looking for other options. I always believe in not giving up when you fail. Be optimistic and never stop fighting because success is very close.

If you find yourself in position that your job is not according to your choice then it's better to develop a business side by side and leave your job only when your business is mature enough. Many people do this mistake of quitting job without having an alternate plan.
But if you lose your job due to some reason then if you are not in rush then do look around what attracts you and try to pursue your career in that area like if you are interested in devops then go for it. But most of us who do job are addicted to monthly salary and salary is our prime focus while interest gets secondary position over period of time. 
 

I think that the right approach is to do some technical research on yourself. There must be some hidden things in yourself that you love to do but due to the economic pressure you're avoiding it because in your brain you think it's just wasting my time and it'll not fetch money for me. There is almost every skill that everyone has inside it. He / she loves to do it but due to low scope or difficulties in job search people prefer to go for easy options and then suffer a lot

Just spend some time in finding some basic skills that you love to do and then cash them by spending some time and in learning how to use that particular set of skills to get money

Well, it's easy to know the question that you have when following or joining a community. It's where the interest of the community is prioritized and not the person who started it. It's one of the reasons why it's best to really dive into a community and interact and read the posts that they have and see if it fits you.

I believe that you can find the reason tat you are looking for when you found it. It's just that IMO. If losing a job happens to you, move forward and find the best opportunity that comes your way.

This is an interesting philosophy of life that I agree with. In many countries we are culturally influenced to want more and it seems that nothing is enough, so you have to get the best paid job, even if you don't like it or it doesn't let you free time for your things.

Losing a job can be a problem or a blessing. If you have enough money to support yourself for several months, it can be a great opportunity to reinvent yourself and look for something you like more than what you were doing for a living until then.

So far you're not running your own business, you don't need to solely rely on your take home pay or wait until you retire or get fired from the job before you start thinking on how to improve yourself and be earning from alternative sources of income. It's important to either learn a skill or belong to a community of progressive people while still doing your day job, because if you feel comfortable and wait to lose the job first before making alternative moves to earn income, then the pressure will be so much. As human needs are insatiable, so everybody with responsibilities need to think of something else to add to their income, be a professional in something that can earn you money.

I realize that sometimes people don't have a choice, and they are in circumstances that force them to take jobs that they don't enjoy because they need money. In my life, I've been trying to do things that contribute to my personal growth and development of skills that I find important, and things that I enjoy or at least don't mind doing. I've chosen to earn less but do something I enjoy more many times in my life, and I think this is the way of getting to a life that you like and moving toward your dream. As for the right community, it probably depends on an area in which one wants to develop. But I'd suggest attending public events related to that area, such as conferences, exhibitions, public talks, etc.

I am one of those people who also have difficulty finding out who the friends or partners or communities that are suitable for me to join are. Yes, I pay enough attention to the balance between economic, cultural, religious and family values. Many people are more interested in rich people and hope to get the secret of why they became rich. for that reason they are friends. However, that's not my goal of making friends or a real community...

Living just to make money is honorable from other people's perspective, but I'm not a robot. I want to have fun too, I want to love someone, and some other fun things.

Losing a job is indeed a heavy blow for some people, but we must remain enthusiastic about living life. Sometimes God forces us to take a break from the world of work.

Do remember, as long as you are not giving up in this life, you always have the chance to achieve your dreams. You don't need to achieve the dream on your first try, a lot of successful people had their own share of failed attempts.

Also, you don't need to join a community to find a new job that you feel you have more passion about. Just consider freelancing sites like upwork. You can basically check all kinds of jobs available to anyone. Create your own profile highlighting your skills or expertise and you will find out that best matches for your skills will automatically come up.

I’m just going to start by mentioning that everything depends on the individual who lost the job and the skills they already possess. So, asking whether or not that person should join a community or follow someone is a very good question. It means the person needs to join a community aligned with their skills or the type of job they are seeking, so they can build connections and learn from others.

At the same time, the person should follow successful individuals who are already in the same field to understand the business landscape, risks, and opportunities. By being part of the right community and learning from experienced peop, they can gather valuable information to monetize their skills.

One thing people should always practice is competitor analysis. By studying competitors and learning from experienced professionals in the field, individuals can adopt best practices and improve their skills businesses.

It’s highly encouraged for anyone who has lost a job to explore new opportunities by joining groups and communities that facilitate learning and understanding of current trends in their field. Platforms like mastermind group chats can be a great option for networking and learning.

Most times I even think that chasing a dream is just an excuse to take a break from routine and just live a little because how does one explain chasing a dream without having a potential or minimal source of income or being in the midst of people of shared interest or having a clear mapped out plan or an idea of what the dream being chased is about.

The worst after job loss is missing the job so much for those who love working at the particular job description and the ease at which one looks forward to the paycheck. Although some love routine more than others, to chase a dream would be to have a routine that's like a job and taking it seriously so that it earns one a reputation among others as well as an income.

It's a difficult situation and difficult question as well but I have been in such situation back in 2019 when I quit my job to pursue full time into an business which didn't even kick off as some key resources pull out before the start hence I started advertising about services which I could provide like customer support, data analysis and forum moderation and then received a sudden message in Skype with some offer and that's it it was a good journey for next three month doing what I like but I made a mistake of not managing finances as a result one delayed payment I couldn't manage my expenses and back to job and still doing a full-time job but continuously looking for a breakthrough in are of my interest. Not everyone succeeds in it as I am an example of failed dreams but earning decent enough to feed my family and give them comfortable lifestyle.

If a person has dream which does not allow him to do a job and he is financially stable it is important to make investment in something that can give you regular earning source and then try to fulfil your dreams. For finding a job and continue your job interest matters a lots and you will be successful in any field only when you have interest to do it.

If you have lost your job then you should try to find another job because in such a harsh situations one cannot live a healthy and wealthy life and if a person has to handle all the responsibilities of his home then it become something more difficult.

If you have skills and knowledge then you can use it to earn well and still if you don't find any job then there are lots of online sources through which you can make your financial status stronger.

Good work should look like a hobby that also brings in money. How many of us have such a job? The topic touches on the issue of job loss, so it is too early to talk further about creating wealth after loss. But yes, a lot of people who lose their usual place of comfort are sometimes motivated to develop something new and close to what they are good at.
How do you find people who share your interests? Now there is the Internet, and we can say with confidence that many interests will coincide with the interests of other people.
The problem is that opening and developing a new business most often requires funds, and, as usual, after losing your main job, they are not quite enough, and you have to look again for a place that pays. Therefore, you need to develop and plan your dream when everything is going well for you, not when troubles with income occur.

After losing a job you need to evaluate everything properly There are many people who suffer from depression after losing a job which hinders them in later employment. That's why you should try to make yourself more efficient. If you have to update yourself with the current era then you will easily find other better jobs. Be more confident about your work and skill development.

I believe you have to seek for sharing relationships and coexistence with people who have similar goals and purposes in life you have. People who are congruent to your values, beliefs and principles. This way, one will work as a powerful fuel for the another by his side, in a mutual engagement where one inspire each other, being really helpful for your personal development and enhancement. You have to avoid people who will take you down, stress you, or disturb your focus in life.

And here I include bad friends, family members and lovers, as they have potential to make your life regress if you don't pay attention to, and if you become submissive or dependant to them.

Now, how you are going to find his appropriate group is a hard question. I don't think there is a guaranteed recipe for that. These things usually happen naturally in life. You just have to be intuitive enough to know when your time comes, to not waste the opportunity of joining together with people who really matter to have around you.

If you lose your job, you must first confirm your financial situation.  And if every basic need of your family is dependent on you then you must ensure it and then quit your job or think about your hobby or ambition.  Because we cannot quit our jobs to fulfill our ambitions at the risk of our own and family's basic needs.  Also, if you lose your job, you must find another job as soon as possible using your skills.  And if you have someone else to provide money to your family, then the matter will be different.

its tough question but my take is that an unexplored skill of your interest or I can say hobby, can't always be monetized, sometime there's harsh truth that maybe our hobby, that supposedly if become our dream job can be the best job of our life, isn't really the thing that get us to survive and living the life that we are in.
I mean if you are truly skilled at your unexplored skill that you've been dreaming of you can be trying to offer a service being a freelancer, you will have better realistic view of the world and whether your unexplored skills truly matter.
there are many people that willing to have the job that they don't like just to get paid and survive, there are many of such people, but of course if you somehow find some opportunity with your unexplored skill and sees that you can make it, you can try it out there's no wrong in trying after all its hard to shake off the thoughts of fulfilling that dream as you said.