Looks like I’ll be losing My my job soon :(

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Company got bought out and new company doesn’t like my department(clearance) so it seems hey want it gone . On top of that we aren’t getting anymore clearance shipments to the store they also heavily discounting stuff. The store that bought us out doesn’t have a clearance department they just discount used and non wanted stuff by 80-90% off on the floor i dont know what I’ll do

Any day could be my last. In the past when they let people go they tell the the day of and then expect them to work their shift and leave for good .

You've been there a while; maybe they'll take your seniority into account.

I can understand your concern, though.

You now have experience. You can collect Unemployment. It'll be easier for you to get another job should you be let go from this one.

i found that getting a job is significantly easier when you have both job experience and another job already.

while there may be a chance you aren't gonna get let go, i think this is as good a time as ever to look for other choices.
was there a meeting about this or something? i at least hope they tell you what your fate will be soon, it seems that simply the uncertainty about what's gonna happen causes a lot of stress in itself.

you'll be eligible for unemployment, but don't know how hard that is to get. i know it's quite paperwork intensive from my experience with it.

It's not as paperwork-intensive as it was in the old days. You can do at least some of it by phone, or online, these days.

^ that's good.

i still got a BUNCH of stuff in the mail though, keeping track of which isn't very easy for many aspies i imagine.

I'm sorry you're going through this stress. I'm not gonna give advice like, "Don't be stressed", when I'd be stressed too. But actually, since this is an area I know about, I can contribute. Hope this helps.

So, you don't know for sure if you are really going to lose your job or not. You might be moved to a different department. I'm sure that isn't ideal because it means you have to deal with change, but it'd mean you'd retain your job. If, for some reason, you don't find out ahead of time you are going to lose your job, hang in there and stick with it until they tell you your services aren't needed.

If you do get let go, it'll be considered a lay off. That gets you unemployment benefits, and just as importantly, that means you weren't fired. That also means that dreadful "gap" in employment that everybody is worried about doesn't apply because you have a valid explanation for your "gap", you were laid off.

Hang in there, I know it's really stressful, but it's just an obstacle you'll eventually overcome one way or the other.

While it sucks to be looking for a job when you need one, and especially if you dislike looking for a job.. I'm gonna say mmmmmmaybe something good comes of this? Maybe you do lose this job in a corporate downsizing & life's not fun for a short while as you figure out what your next right move is and find another job.. but then maybe that new job is more fun, pays more, has a better working environment with better coworkers & customers that you like more ?? Never know, sly, sometimes losing a job is the best thing that ever happens to peoples' careers. Mmmmaybe you'll even get into a different line of work that your more suited to or proud of doing? This could be a time of positive change and opportunity vs. loss and despair. It all depends on what you make of it. How's the job market in your neck of the woods?

You don't always find a better job. The reality these days for many is having to take a job that pays less.

No need for fairy tales that G)D or whatever has something better in mind. We have to accept that often our new job pays less and has sh***y benefits.

This is a retail job that Sly has. Most likely, he will be able to get a similar job elsewhere, because he has experience. Probably with similar pay and hours. He has also worked at a bookstore in the past.

I would look at malls in his area, if I were him, should he lose the present job.

If he happens to get laid off, he's eligible for Unemployment. He's been working at this place at least a couple of years.

Depending on where you live and what the job market is like, of course.

I just came from a friends place and we were talking about when he bought his townhouse a few years ago. THE day after he bought his first home, putting part of the downpayment on credit even, he got laid off from work. It was very stressful for him then, but he ended up making a go of things on his own & now earn's significantly more money than he used to and his future looks to be much more prosperous. None of that would have happened for him if he hadn't lost the comfort and stability (as well as complacency) of his last job.

As for having to accept a lower paying job - yes, sometimes that happens. But it doesn't have to last forever. Keep looking for a better paying one, get training for a better paying one, move to a different location if you're in a one employer town etc.

The job market here where I live is such that anyone who loses a job, especially a relatively low paying one, can have themselves multiple job offers in a variety of industries the same or next day. Many small businesses have to close some days because they can't find any part time staff to hire - mainly restaurants. It's gotten to a point where some restaurants are offering starting wages of $20/hr and can't find staff. I don't even make that much right now as a new apprentice in my trade, but a few short years from now I'll earn a lot more than that. The cost of housing & living here has skyrocketed recently so even at $20/hr people are working class poor here. (although, that IS a lower middle class income, IMO) But yeah, pretty much anyone who wants a job has one & anyone looking can get one here.

The book store was seasonal.
I barely got this job. They rejected me before when I applied for cashier in which I had 2 years experience. They likely only hired me because no one wants to work my department so anyone’s better then no one. I tried to transfer to another department and got rejected due to lack of experience. That taught me my experience in this department means nothing outside of the department. And no other stores have anything similar. So I might as well just been unemployed last 2 years as far as other stores go. Non of my skills are transfer overs. I have 0 experience with stocking, using stocking systems, zip strips,and bunch of other words they use down stairs on the floor.

Also no one wants to hire someone who can only work 20 hours a week and my aspieness makes interviews hard.

IMO, you've got some things right & some things wrong in this post.

You're likely correct that they hired you, and others in your department, because you were the only applicants for an undesirable job & they'd rather have someone than no one. That's often how entry level positions of all sorts get filled.

Maybe it was lack of experience that's the true reason they wouldn't allow you to transfer, but maybe not. It's more likely, IMO, that they wouldn't approve a transfer because then they'd have an open slot in your department that they're unable to fill because it's an undesirable position that gets very few applicants, whether new or internal.

False. That's just a depressive thought. Your experience has value. It simply wasn't accepted for an internal transfer for w/e reason. Your 2 years experience as a cashier most certainly does count to other prospective employers. It shows that you can manage to show up and keep a job, learn to be a cashier, are trainable, can provide at least a basic level of customer service etc and makes you a better candidate to take a chance on than someone with zero experience at all. As a hiring manager (and I have been in charge of hiring, or contributing to hiring decisions, several times over) I would definitely interpret your 2 years experience as such.

Also false. Customer service, basic money math skills, operating cash registers & pos systems/debit processing machines, up-selling etc etc etc are all transferrable skills from one cashier/customer service job to another.

As for 0 experience with stocking, stocking systems, "zip strips" (whatever those are, I'm not familiar with the term) etc - so what? Putting ABC or XYZ items on a shelf is not a difficult task to learn. Updating inventory systems is as easy to learn as a cash register or this internet forum. Very simple data entry. If you want to tell a potential employer that you have no experience with these things, at least put a positive spin on it and tell them that you know what they're all about & shouldn't be difficult for you to pick up quickly just as you have being a cashier. Otherwise you could do like most people and tell a little white lie that you've stocked shelves before (placing items on shelves is not difficult) but you might not be familiar with their particular ways so would appreciate their training.



Didn't you take an auto mechanics course at one point? Maybe this is a time for you to shift gears to that industry and be a customer service rep or cashier at an auto parts supplier or mechanic shop.

Or do something ENTIRELY different, work in a library, or at a college, or a coffee shop or movie theatre.. chances are you weren't making a high wage where you were so any lateral shift into an entry level position will pay you about the same. Just pick something you think might be Ok to spend your 20h/week doing, or pick something based on a job that's available.

Lastly, plenty of employers want to hire part time help that can only work 20h/week. It's a much more common complaint that employers don't want to hire full time workers so they don't have to pay benefits than it is that part time work isn't available! Part time positions are just as, if not more, abundantly available than full time.

I'm only going on the experience of many people I know. The economy is not like it used to be. A person can be very well trained and skilled and still have to take less. I just don't like blowing smoke up someone's nose.

Trust me, Sly, you could get a job at a place like McDonald's----at a minimum.

What about Costco? You should try Costco. I'm sure there are a few Costcos in your area. It has a reasonable population.

Stop telling yourself your skills aren't "transferable." You have the experience. Two years experience on a job is considered really good, actually.

If you could get a part-time gig at a place like Costco, that would great. Or even a supermarket. Supermarket cashier jobs aren't half-bad.

I trust that Sly will be able to find a job of some kind, he is ambulatory at least.

There's a Costco at 2828 Chad Drive in Eugene.