Quote Originally Posted by Cowboymike View Post
First off, getting fired is a process. It’s like going through a breakup... you’ll experience a full range and a roller coaster of different emotions and feelings... you need to take a week or two to process this... do not just jump without processing or you will carry it over into your interviews and or new job... unless the new job is just your rebound job and you don’t even care as you’re just trying to fill the void momentarily...

I say get on unemployment immediately, just so that you have some type of income coming in while you sort things out. You paid that money into that fund. It’s yours to take back for exactly this reason.

Process the breakup. Develop a timeline for yourself... build up your resume, submit to a recruiter. Let them do the footwork for you. That’s what they get paid to do. Otherwise you’ll get overwhelmed with the over abundance of jobs on the job sites... trust me on that... timeline, you’ll complete resume by: xx/xx/xxxx, you’ll meet the recruiter by: xx/xx/xxxx, you’ll job search on your own during such n such hours each day.... etc...

Now depending what state you’re in, your background, the residence that you reside in... is honestly steer you into doing your own thing like Obs said... work for you... I would have you inquire about taking in one or 2 adults with handicaps... you’d basically be a foster parent of sorts... typically they get picked up in the morning and then dropped back off to you in the afternoon.. some places pay up to $4200 per person per month depending on where you reside... with your experience, you sound perfect for something like this... you could develop stimulus for their precious minds while they’re away. You can create such an enriching environment for them as you better understand their needs. Your job will be to take care of them. Design activities, their environment. Working for yourself... just do your due diligence. There’s plenty of scandalous greedy money grabbers in that industry. It’s sad. But find a legit place and get to fostering ;0)

Just a thought if you didn’t know it existed. I’d do it personally, but I’m not equipped mentally to properly care for another with special needs like that. There’s behavioral patterns i don’t feel equipped to handle or be able to approach a high stress situation effectively and appropriately... if I had your background, I’d already be doing this.

Just my 0.2 ;0)
Truly great advice there brother! Unfortunately, the best of just those advices is not something I can use in Sweden (live in Stockholm Obs). We do have a unemployment organ that is actually pretty good, as long as you know what fields you can work in/ wanna work in. You need proof of skills (mostly education, not field experience) if you want the higher paid jobs, but with field experience you could pretty much get anything in the mid range payed jobs - I have a lot of field experience.
We also have kinda like a security fund that we can pay into each month for a certain amount (often a year minimum) of time that will provide you with money if you loose your job. I can't use that since I've been living overseas too long and haven't paid.

Standard pay in Sweden (90% of jobs) is around 1800 - 2400 usd after 30-33% tax, then you have the higher range after that which is very hard to reach without proper education or knowing
the right person. Some tries to work their way up and most will find that they will just get a gold-watch after 50 years of service.
The exception might be a salesman who can grow thanks to commission based income, but you gotta choose commission only, have a steady income + provision job cuts they commission drastically.

Starting a "home" so to speak with either disorder or misfits (we have that as well) here in Sweden is truly hell law-wise. The amoung of rules, regulations, education, paper-work, check-ups, taxes, staff-demand and staff-minimum is just worth it if you have a strong foundation and connections. Building a future beyond just means of living is very hard here since the state what a piece of everything and control everything, most companies here doesn't last more than 2 years.
Our country is great for living safely, but if you want more than a regular life, then it's gonna get though if you don't have a million dollar idea - even then the tax-issues will get to you.
You can't earn anything in Sweden "normally", but you can get great options for loans by earning more.
If you wanna earn more or even become really successful here, then you gotta learn they ways around the laws lawfully, open off-shore accounts or start it elsewhere.

The options to earn a good amount of money in USA is in my point of view amazing! Granted, you need to earn more since you don't have the security we have state-wise, though it will go to hell
here sooner or later anyway. My focus is to place a company in maybe seychelles or Thailand, but trade in America. Just to avoid EU as much as possible^^

I will take in to calm down and learn more + developing a timeline with step-by-step goals to achieve greatness. I just feel I gotta head somewhere now when I have the possibility to do so, time goes
way to fast and I have nothing for the future except "just a job".