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My industry is currently going through something of a dotcom burst moment. I've been in the aid/non-profit sector for fifteen or so years now. Just past forty.
by specproc 2y ago
My industry is currently going through something of a dotcom burst moment.
I've been in the aid/non-profit sector for fifteen or so years now. Just past forty. Quit my last job in the second half of last year, was a very bad time to do so.
I'm European, but USAID going in the shredder has taken a huge cut out of budgets. The Brits have followed suit, and belts are being tightened in Europe as defence spending becomes a priority.
Layoffs galore, no one big has gone under yet, but the cheque is in the post. A difficult and stressful time to be unemployed.
Been feeling like a change, but at this point in my life I'm not seeing myself integrating well into the corporate world.
I'm appreciating the stories here. Any thoughts and words from the wise on my situation from survivors of the 2000s?
- greazy 2y agoI'm in a similar position, in a related sector (public health lab). After covid money ran out, and departments of health were in the red, our finance people are running the show when before it was the scientists. When I was far younger I was in a similar situation. Public health staff were fired at state run labs by the thousands in some insane effort to privatise public heath. I ended up moving several hundred kilometers to another city. My advice, at least for my kind, is to try to reframe how your skillset can be applied to other industries ( included public jobs too). A colleague become an analyst at department of education, they use excel. Edit: also like to add that after that experience I found a niche that made me highly employable with skills useful outside of my job. But I guess I'm an oddity compared to most traditional scientists.