u/ajayxyt

guys. GUYS. i cannot believe what just happened.

so rewind to January, my company announces a "restructuring" (we all know what that means). i'm not in the first wave but the writing was on the wall. instead of panicking i decided to just… start preparing. worst case i have options, best case i wasted some evenings.

i went kind of hard on it actually. set up some ai tool to track every job i applied to, used to tweak my resume for each role because i learned the hard way that one generic resume mean zero callbacks. also let gpt audit my linkedin and it was genuinely embarrassing how many keywords i was missing for my own job title.

through march and april i was quietly applying in the evenings. had a few interviews, nothing crazy. then last week, OFFER. senior role, 30% more, a team i'd actually be excited to join. i accepted on friday and was planning to drop the resignation bomb today.

i kid you not, i was literally drafting the "thank you for the opportunity" email when my skip-level's calendar invite popped up. "15 min sync."

you already know. layoff. BUT, 5 months severance, garden leave, they're even keeping benefits active till august.

so now i have:

1/ 5 months of severance

2/ a better job starting in 3 weeks

3/ 3 weeks of actual vacation in between that i'm getting paid twice for

if you're reading this and you have that gut feeling about your job, trust it. start applying. keep it organized. your future self will literally weep with gratitude.

been using rezi for a while mainly for ats scoring + templates, but the pricing bump kinda killed it for me

not looking for anything fancy tbh, just:

1/ ats check

2/ clean templates

3/ maybe some basic tracking

tried a few random ones but most either lock features behind paywalls or just feel clunky. recently started using careerflow / teal, their ats checker is free, templates are solid, and there’s a built-in job tracker which is actually kinda useful.

curious what others are using tho, anything better out there?

So i want to understand the lifespan of laminates and i am getting kaafi mixed answers. google says 15–20 years, but my architect told me to realistically to expect around 8 to 10 years only

for those who has used laminates from like brands like royale touche merino for a while, how long did yours actually last before showing wear?also, what factors made the biggest difference? (quality, thickness, usage, maintenance, etc.)

what do you guys think, also is it different for different brands?