Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing?
by WrtCdEvrydy on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:15PM
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Contact your former employer... and see if they want you back. Tell them the new place isn't as fun as you thought.
Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing?
by battery_cowboy on Thursday April 16, 2020 @10:50PM
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No, you should tell them the truth.
Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing?
by mrtweetyhack on Thursday April 16, 2020 @06:44PM
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Or just tell them the truth
I'm really sorry to hear that. It's unclear to me if you're in Costa Rica, but heads up if you're in the US your situation likely qualifies you for the new unemployment benefits (Pandemic Unemployment Assistance.)
Perhaps an opening here may line up with your skills? (disclaimer: I have no involvement with them; looked at a job opening months ago and remembered they have a Costa Rica office upon seeing your comment)
Re:Ask HN: Who Is Firing?
by toomuchtodo on Thursday April 16, 2020 @08:38PM
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You qualify for unemployment FYI, in case you weren’t aware.
Hello fellow HN readers. Here's the short version of the story:
So I was working at X SF startup company (with a subsidiary office in Costa Rica) and decided to give it a try at First Factory, an outsourcing shop based in NY and Costa Rica, they handed me a contract (March 5th, 2020) to start working with them effective March 30th, 2020.
So I quit my job and was ready to jump on board. Then on March 25th, 2020 I get a call (the lady pretty much laughably telling me all this) stating that they were in financial trouble and couldn't onboard me at all, and the contract was voided.
I know this happens, but you get a feeling of how shocked I was hearing this. I couldn't believe my ears. And now I'm unemployed pretty much. I've applied to a few positions through "Who's Hiring" at HN tough, let's see how it goes -_-