Job layoffs can happen to anyone. Yes, that's right. Job layoffs can happen to anyone. I don't care how skilled of a software developer you are, how in demand your skills are. I don't care how high you up on the totem pole. Job layoffs happen to anybody. Let me tell you guys a story. I have been laid off in the past. It's been a while, but I have been laid off. And when I find out that layoffs are going on, people get panicky. People get scared. They don't know what to do. And they start making short-term decisions that really expedite the process of them getting layoff. But it happens guys. It's part of the business cycle. And you just have to make sure you are prepared so that if you do layoff, you can position yourself to get your job back faster or get another job faster. Even in a way, I'ma tell you guys really put you on a position so that you can even get a higher paying job. Yes, that's right. It's possible. But you gotta have them right mindset and really position yourself so that you can take advantage of the situation and the opportunity and really put yourself in a positional way. Like I was telling you guys before, I got laid off before. Music before I became a software developer. I was working at a factory job. And you know, just like any other business, you know, the seasons are slow. Stuff is going on. They have to tighten the belt. They always start with the low-skill workers first or the trouble-makers point blank. So if you're on that first level or you wanted the first ones to get cut and they have waves of cuts, you probably either low-skill, low-value or they want to get really you anyway. They just got a really legitimate reason to now. So if you never want to be on the front end of a job layoff unless it's a massive, the economy is going bad or something like that. But that being said guys, we really have to position ourselves for success and really kind of take advantage of the situation and protect ourselves and I want to help you guys out with this. And I got three reasons. I'm going to help you guys three ways. You can position yourself for success and really put yourself in a position when. But before I get started guys, I have some goodies in the description box. First of all, if you want to have access to our free development community and really be around like-minded professional, links are below to get you guys started. On your development job. We also have a sad and step guy for software developers to help take your software development career to the next level. Check that out. And if you already signed up for our free guy to have access to our community, we have premium courses below guys. So go ahead and support the channel and check out our premium courses and we're going to help you guys take things to the next level for you. So that being said guys, job layoffs. Let's talk about a little bit. It's going to happen to you. So you might as well prepare yourself. So when that day comes, you can bounce back as fast as possible. First thing you got to have a savings guys. I don't care how skilled of a developer you are. The job process of getting a new job takes time. You're going to need a couple of savings to get you through those months in between that time. So get your savings together guys. This makes the pressure go down to be trying to find a job within two weeks or a month. Even it takes time. You want to do that process right. You don't want to be rushed because you don't have rent for the next two months. You want to make sure the next job you go to is the right one long term. And even if it's not ideal, you don't want to get a job that you hate within two weeks and end up in the same exact position. That's why I tell you guys to get three to six months. Some people do a year of savings of months saving so that you can really relax. Make right decisions that would have come on and don't be on a ton of pressure guys. So you got to do that first. And again, if you own the low end of the totem pole, you're going to get cut. And there's not going to be a lot of leeway or head. They're not going to give you a heads up or anything. If you're more skilled or they're doing a permanent layoff, some people give severance. Some people don't. I wouldn't count on that guys. I would see it as they're going to come to me. They're going to cut me and they're not going to pay me. Look at it at that position. Prepare yourself for that. And if you give severance, are they put, give you a two weeks notice or something like that? Okay, great. That's just icing on the cake. But prepare for you. Get cut off and then you have to start providing yourself. Start providing for yourself within the next six months. That's how you supposed to approach savings because it's going to help you out with that tremendously. And if you are a high skill developer, you're going to see this comment. You're going to know, hey, there's some rumblings of a layoff. Let me necessarily position myself for the next job. If it happens, it's great. If it don't, I'm good. Anyways, that's the mindset you want to have. Number two guys, you got to have, this is why I tell you guys in my seven step guide that you got to start networking. Because during this time, when you're trying to find a job, the hardest time to find a job, when you don't have a job. So if you already have a job and you've been networking, your skills are up to date, your resume up to date. Everybody knows you in town and you approach them. It's not this brand new hello. I need you. Hello, I'm trying to find you out. They already know you. They know your skills. They know how you can help your company. So it'll make that job process of getting that new job faster. That's why I tell you guys the network and really put yourself in a position so that your skills can be updated. Your project's updated. You're not doing any of this stuff during panic time. It's already done. So that if you know, hey, there's a rumblings about me going to potentially get laid off. Let me start looking at some of my resources that I talked to a couple of months ago or went out on a dinner to see what job openness they have available. This calms you down guys. This really puts you in a position so that you can even get a raise in this particular situation. So guys, you got to know how to have yourself ready to go and be able to get that job even after you get laid off. You're going to have your six month savings. You're going to have your skills up to date. Your resume up to date. You're going to already have people who know what type of value you can bring for their company. The only thing you have to do is go through the job process. And a lot of times, guys, you can actually get a hit because just saying you got your six month savings in a company lay you off. And then they give you a three to six months. Let's just say three months severance to get another job. Well, you have been networking enough so that you can get a job within two weeks or so or just a month. Well, you got two months of you getting paid twice. Double your salary. All that can go into savings and investing. You can actually get a hit in a situation like this if you play your cards, right? And that's why I talk about in my seven step guy. A lot of the stuff you guys kind of I talk about in that guy. You don't necessarily agree with, but I'm looking long term looking at positioning yourself for these type of scenarios so that you can make these decisions with a clear mind and not panic. Nobody make decisions way over when they're panicking, guys. So this is why I kind of structured my seven step guy the way I did so that it can help you in these situations. Good or bad. So guys. The good thing about it is don't take it personal layoffs happen to everybody guys. A company expands contract, expands and track. This is called the business cycle. You're going to have good years and you're going to have bad years. During the bad years, it can get to the point where they have to lay off a significant amount of people do not take this personal. Some people get laid off and they want to go talk about the company. They want to feel like hey, they personally attack me. That's not the case guys. It's business cycle. Yes, you got a couple of bad apples out there, but that's not the rule guys. That's exception. And you probably shouldn't be working for that company in the first place. That being said guys do not take it personal. Don't go burning down bridges because you got laid off. Take it. Take it again. Step back and position yourself to go forward. That company is a business transaction guys. You provide them value. They provide you value. If they feel that they can't pay you anymore, they got to let you go. Do not take it personal. That being said guys, these are all tips that are going to put you in a position so that even in the bad times of your career, you're going to get ahead or you at least at the minimum are going to hold what you got so that you don't lose your house, lose your car. You can still have a really good lifestyle even in the bad times. And this is the kind of stuff a lot of software develop. A lot of courses don't teach you guys. And this is why I try to teach you guys in my community. So again, links are in the description box that seven step guide. And also guys, if you already signed up for the seven step guide, I have links to some premium courses. You can check those out and support the channel. And you can have access to our free community so that we can really kind of look at your specific situation and really put you in a position of wind and get you to lifestyle you want career you want and really put you in a position of wind. Do you agree with me? Do you disagree with me? Let's start a conversation in the comment section guys. Tell me some of your stories. Where are you as far as just how you handle in this whole emergency situation? Are you improving? Are you networking? Are you putting yourself in a position so that if you do lose your job, you already network your update your resume updated your skills are updated and you can get a job within a month. I would say within a month is pretty fast. Normally, it would take three months comfortably for a lot of companies. So keep that in mind. Like, subscribe to the content guys. If you have additional questions or you want to share your feedback, links are comments below. 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