I guess the title says it all, still in a bit of shock. Always felt safe due to the amount of times I had been promoted, moved for the company, took on huge projects and delivered massive contracts etc. The tough part is I was constantly being approached on LinkedIn for other roles and advancement, but now that I’m unemployed it’s been hard to get companies to take a look.
I was never written up, always received glowing reviews, never even coached that something wasn’t going well. Fired for cause “not meeting the standards established” with no further explanation. We are in an at will state but unemployment is getting denied due to it being for cause.
I’ve appealed because 30+ other people were fired without warning “for cause” as well (layoff without calling it a layoff). Any advice for the best way to present that?
I will say we are very fortunate to be in an okay place financially right now but I worry about my future marketability and being able to get a similar level position. Happy holidays