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just got paid my severance and am now officially unemployed

I also now have 45 days to find a new job
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
How you holding up, what's the plan?
laughsome effete theater
  01/16/26
It’s been coming for 6 months so it’s not a surp...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
It's a tough market. This is Fratty tp right?
stirring pozpig boiling water
  01/16/26
Yep. On the plus side, I got paid out over a years sala...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
Good man. Just want you to know if you don't find anything d...
stirring pozpig boiling water
  01/16/26
Yeah, I would never take it personally. I just want to find...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
gbti
racy jet library
  01/16/26
*Australia
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
The job market is brutal right now. Good luck
Domesticated talking sandwich
  01/16/26
Not if you have experience and don't have stupid standards. ...
laughsome effete theater
  01/16/26
This is true to an extent. The problem I face is that there...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
Lol
laughsome effete theater
  01/16/26
What happened?
henna magical market indirect expression
  01/16/26
Wrong place at the wrong time. I’ve been on the other...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
do you get severance plus unemployment?
Swollen Ladyboy
  01/16/26
Just severance (11 months + pro-rated bonus) Not technica...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
what country are you in?
Swollen Ladyboy
  01/16/26
America (MFH)
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
go back to your home
Swollen Ladyboy
  01/16/26
We still might. Trump is fucking insane and the economy is t...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
are you from a place that eats dogs or do you guys shit in y...
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  01/17/26
we eat kangaroos occasionally I guess
morty supreme
  01/20/26
(asian "Aussie")
me mum died in the holly (TT6)
  01/20/26
did you never get a green card after all these years in Amer...
cyan business firm
  01/16/26
Nope
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
good luck fren
cyan business firm
  01/16/26
...
jade blood rage ticket booth
  01/16/26
What’s your visa status, E-3?
White trip crackhouse
  01/16/26
Yes E3 Wife was working as a dependent so she’s cur...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
Are you eligible for EB1A or EB2 NIW?
White trip crackhouse
  01/16/26
I would meet the criteria I guess, but you still need a job ...
bistre ape area
  01/16/26
EB1A can self petition and file concurrent AOS with EAD iirc...
White trip crackhouse
  01/16/26
how fat is your wife these days
bateful toaster antidepressant drug
  01/16/26
she’s been doing ozempic for the last 18 months or so....
bistre ape area
  01/16/26


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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:43 PM
Author: bistre ape area

I also now have 45 days to find a new job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594863)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:44 PM
Author: laughsome effete theater

How you holding up, what's the plan?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594864)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:46 PM
Author: bistre ape area

It’s been coming for 6 months so it’s not a surprise, but still feels kind of weird

Applying for new jobs but not having a whole lot of luck so far. The immediate focus is on figuring out our visa situation so we don’t have to leave the country in 45 days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594868)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:47 PM
Author: stirring pozpig boiling water

It's a tough market. This is Fratty tp right?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594874)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Yep.

On the plus side, I got paid out over a years salary, so financially it’s a nice little windfall

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594877)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:53 PM
Author: stirring pozpig boiling water

Good man. Just want you to know if you don't find anything don't let it mess with your self-esteem or anything like that it's just a really tough time to get a job.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594889)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:15 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Yeah, I would never take it personally. I just want to find something so that I can actually enjoy my time off.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594954)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:48 PM
Author: racy jet library

gbti

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594876)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:49 PM
Author: bistre ape area

*Australia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594879)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:50 PM
Author: Domesticated talking sandwich

The job market is brutal right now. Good luck

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594880)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:59 PM
Author: laughsome effete theater

Not if you have experience and don't have stupid standards. Companies still need people. Big tech just isn't hiring zoomers. Smart people with experience can easily land in medium to large companies that provide actual goods and Services.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594906)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:14 PM
Author: bistre ape area

This is true to an extent. The problem I face is that there is a shortage of advertised roles at my prior compensation ($350k base + bonus etc). I could take a role that pays a lot less, but at that point I might as well return to Australia and apply for jobs at my level

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594951)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:15 PM
Author: laughsome effete theater

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594955)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:50 PM
Author: henna magical market indirect expression

What happened?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594882)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:54 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Wrong place at the wrong time. I’ve been on the other side of these things so I don’t take it personally, and I was treated really well so I can’t complain.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594892)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:51 PM
Author: Swollen Ladyboy

do you get severance plus unemployment?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594885)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:53 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Just severance (11 months + pro-rated bonus)

Not technically eligible for unemployment as I’m on a work visa

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594891)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:55 PM
Author: Swollen Ladyboy

what country are you in?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594895)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:58 PM
Author: bistre ape area

America (MFH)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594904)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:01 PM
Author: Swollen Ladyboy

go back to your home

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594914)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:10 PM
Author: bistre ape area

We still might. Trump is fucking insane and the economy is teetering on the edge. If we end up having to go home, it will be frustrating that it’s not entirely on our terms, but it will be nice to be closer to friends and family again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594940)



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Date: January 17th, 2026 1:43 PM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

are you from a place that eats dogs or do you guys shit in your hands and then make food?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49596631)



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Date: January 20th, 2026 12:12 PM
Author: morty supreme

we eat kangaroos occasionally I guess

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49603563)



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Date: January 20th, 2026 12:59 PM
Author: me mum died in the holly (TT6)

(asian "Aussie")

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49603646)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: cyan business firm

did you never get a green card after all these years in America?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594899)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:58 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Nope

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594905)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:57 PM
Author: cyan business firm

good luck fren

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594900)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 5:59 PM
Author: jade blood rage ticket booth



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594908)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:04 PM
Author: White trip crackhouse

What’s your visa status, E-3?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594924)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:07 PM
Author: bistre ape area

Yes E3

Wife was working as a dependent so she’s currently petitioning her employer to sponsor her. It’s looking promising so high likelihood we will stay, but it’s still annoying.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594934)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:09 PM
Author: White trip crackhouse

Are you eligible for EB1A or EB2 NIW?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594939)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:12 PM
Author: bistre ape area

I would meet the criteria I guess, but you still need a job offer. Needing sponsorship is a huge red flag to all employers right now based on the responses I’ve gotten, so the focus is on my wife getting her E3 and I’ll just work on that so I have blanket work authorization

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594945)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:18 PM
Author: White trip crackhouse

EB1A can self petition and file concurrent AOS with EAD iirc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594958)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:06 PM
Author: bateful toaster antidepressant drug

how fat is your wife these days

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594931)



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Date: January 16th, 2026 6:08 PM
Author: bistre ape area

she’s been doing ozempic for the last 18 months or so. She’s not skinny, but she’s back to a reasonable weight

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5822951&forum_id=2\u0026mark_id=5310822#49594938)