Sorry to hear that and I’m sure you’ll bounce back quickly.
Let me start by suggesting that if you can, take a week off so you can get in the right headspace for getting ready again to get out there again (if you can afford the time).
Is your resume up to date? If it isn’t, start by refreshing it so that you can start passing it along. If it’s not, use ChatGPT or any other LLM to help with this.
Do you have any friends at other companies or other people in your professional network? They might not be able to get you a job, but if they can cut through the first round of the cycle, that might make things easier.
Are you looking for the same type of job? If you are, are there any other skills/certificates that you can pick up to bolster your background?
Are you open to only staying in the same city or is moving elsewhere on the table? Assuming it’s the right thing to do for you/your family economically, perhaps a job in one city might be easier to acquire than where you are.
The last thing I’d ask you to keep at the top of your head is there is no shame in taking a lower paying job to keep yourself fed/clothed/housed. You know the saying, it’s always easier to look for a job when you have one.
Keep your positivity!
I’m not exactly sure what an LLM is. I don’t really mess with AI. I also appreciate the words of encouragement. I’ve eaten nothing all day and I don’t think I could hold down food if I wanted to.
An LLM is a Large Language Model, which is a fancy way to say that a computer was given a bunch of information across the internet and can reference it quickly to give you an answer.
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I wanna know how to get one of these damn jobs; I currently play with shit like Proxmox and high availability clusters at home just for a laugh, and because I enjoy it; but with no formal education - and I’m making peanuts at work rn. I wish I could break into this somehow.
Find a decent MSP and grind there for a few years. It’ll suck but you’ll touch a ton of different environments in a short time, and get exposed to all sorts of broken things.
Are even MSPs hiring? Seems like everyone everywhere is getting laid off without respite.
The one I work at is, but it’s a smaller operation with about 250 clients, from 4 separate offices.
These guys claim to want a degree, but really will take a warm body:
https://careers-tierpoint.icims.com/jobs/2572/operations-technician-i/job
The pay is still peanuts, though.
Find someone (online) that can guide you. Make sure you do all the work though, and just let the senior put you KB the right track and only help you with things you’re really stuck at. That’s one way to get the experience you really need
How do you go about finding the mentor sort of person? I’ve never been able to develop a relationship like that online.
One way is LinkedIn, another would be to ask for a mentor in a small online community where everyone have a shared interest. I think the most safe bet however is to do this through the people you already know, they might know someone who knows someone who could take on the role of a mentor.
A few tools that I’ve seen come up which look interesting:
I’d recommend running your resume through ats tools.
Don’t panic.
Take a moment to re-asses yourself, your wants, your needs, and why you’re persuing your specific niche and whether or not you want to change it up.
Take your time in this, or at least as much as you can afford to.
Be kind to yourself, and be honest with yourself if you want more from your personal life and less demand from work.
You as an individual matter more than a job. Your connections with your family and your friends matter more than a job, too.
I wish you all the best and hope you find a new, better job as soon as will benefit you the best.
I was also recently laid off. Regional management for retail support. Piggybacking onto this thread for any useful tips.
