Motivation following redundancy
Background: 35M ex-HENRY working in Financial Services. Made redundant 3 months ago.
I know there's been an uptick in posts about redundancy. I was made redundant 3 months ago and it's been quite depressing. I've been applying for jobs slightly longer (once I found out), so more like 4 months of applications, and yet I've only had one interview so far.
My expectations were low, and I was ready for it to take a while to find something, but it's still different when reality hits you.
13 years at my previous company so fortunately got paid a decent severance package. But with my wife only earning ~£50k/year, finances are tight with a fairly big mortgage. That's taken a toll, too. Coming from a working class background this isn't new, but being a HENRY I thought that was behind me. Obviously still more fortunate that many out there, but it's a strange feeling having these worries. Even small purchases feel unnecessary and I feel guilty or frustrated when my wife wants to do a mini trip to visit a friend abroad or buy something slightly luxury.
I've "activated" my network (small) so I think I'm at the stage of having to cold email/Linkedin message to engage with more people. Hate the idea, but feel like now is not the time to feel embarrassed or cringed.