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24 year old burnout |
| Message Name: |
Similiar situation |
| Date Posted: |
09/27/2001 |
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Hello, I just wanted to see if there was anyone else out there like me. I am a 24 year old person, laid off once from an IT firm. I ended up with a better company, but now there are rumors of the same thing happening again. I was always a top student, went to a good school, and did everything right. However, with all the stress and stuff, I feel like I'm 24 going on 45. I look at people who are in college, and they look so much younger than me. (I was only in college a few years ago, for God's sake!) Its amazing what I have gone thru in the working world at my age. I think it is unique for our generation for us to face so much stress so soon. In past recessions, it seemed like it was the old people who got screwed. Now, I have heard of many friends, acquaintences who have been laid off, or face a lay off. Is there anyone out there who feels like this, or has a similar story? |
| Message: |
I ended up in a similiar situation like you did. Graduated from a good school with good GPA and honors. Did 2 internships as well.
After graduating worked for a Big 5 consulting firm in NYC for 1.5 years and then decided to become an independent consultant. After working as independent for another year and a half at various companies my last 1 year contract was terminated early back in June. Since then I only had 1 interview and now I am reading that companies will not be spending any money on software development for another year or so. What really scares the hell out of me is a possibility of ending up in this situation at 40 or so with wife, kids, mortgage (I am 24 and single right now) and no prospect of finding a job for a year. I am even starting to think about taking a government job as a programmer just to have the stability and security of the 9-5 job eventhough for substantially less money.
I would have never imagined that with having several top Wall St firms on my resume plus the Big 5 I would have such a difficulty finding a job. And now because of the World Trade Center finding a job has become totally impossible.
The fact that I worked as a contractor not a permanent employee when I lost my last job did not make much difference since the company fired a bunch of their permanent employees the same week they terminated my contract.
GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
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