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Once again I find myself unemployed. I was leaving the office on Wednesday when Chad pulled me into the conference room. Mike was sitting at the table. I figured we were going to discuss a couple things regarding my clients and upcoming projects. But no. “We’re going to have to let you go.” Out of nowhere. I thought things were going well… I’ve been pretty busy.

And again, just like at my first job, this is in no way my fault. I was doing an excellent job, this is just the way agencies work. The projects that my three main clients were working on weren’t progressing at the projected rate and it just wasn’t practical to keep me on board. It was a business decision, and I understand that. I just hate that I’ve been let go from two jobs for the exact same reason in the past 6 months.

It’s frustrating but I’ll get through this. At least I got a better severance package this time- two weeks pay. I got two days at my first job.

I’m not worried about not finding a new job, it’s just a hassle to re-work my resume, drive around interviewing and then start all over again at a new company. I’ve got 9 months experience now instead of just 3, but that is still the weakest part of my resume. I hate the first few weeks of a new job when you’re trying to learn your place and how the company works. I had been at Apollo for almost 6 months: I was finally starting to get a grasp on the way things work, I had developed relationships with my clients and especially with my co-workers. Now I get to start all over again.

I sent an email to a company in Deep Ellum yesterday morning, they replied saying they had no openings but gave me the mail of the VP of HR for one of the top agencies in the country. Then, the company that said no to begin with emailed me back and wants to meet with me. I have an interview with them next Tuesday. They’re located a few minutes away from where I used to work, I was hoping to find something a bit closer to home but we’ll see what happens.