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It makes sense to get any job if finances force you to, but... if you're not strapped for cash, would that really be the best way to spend that time? I have abs

It makes sense to get any job if finances force you to, but... if you're not strapped for cash, would that really be the best way to spend that time? I have absolutely nothing against hard work, and if you want to keep yourself busy, go ahead. But I feel it's an ineffective way to spend forced downtime. Honestly, if I were hit by lack of work, I would see how much runway savings I have and then try to either take some time off, to spend with family, do some low-budget traveling, learn new professional skills I wanted to learn, try to change the niche I work in and/or contribute to some open source project.

randycupertino 11mo ago
For me personally I was pretty depressed about being laid off and instead of using the time wisely (gym/cooking/museums/travel) I was moping around, so having something that forced me to get out of the house and busy was really beneficial. Also, doing the deliveries kind of sucked so much (lol) that it was highly motivational to network with recruiters which is how I got back in industry. There's definitely more optimal uses of time for a layoff but I wasn't utilizing them hence this was perfect for me at the time!