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Forty Things to Do When You're Fired
Who said being fired was the end of the road. Your life may well have just begun! In 40 points, the career experts at the Middle East's #1 job site www.bayt.com count the ways...
- Go for a walk A long walk. Preferably barefoot on a very long strip of beach. Imagine you're leaving the past job and past life behind you with every step you take. Throwing pebbles and large stones into the ocean optional. Avoid swimmers even if they resemble old colleagues.
- Make a list of everything you hated about your job Keep referring to it when you feel like screaming.
- Make a list of everything you hate about yourself Burn that list in a little bonfire in a midnight ritual - you are now ready to resume life as a new, improved YOU.
- Go to your favourite restaurant Order everything you've ever wanted to eat there and eat it all at once. Then order some more.
- Go for a long swim in the ocean Pretend you're never coming back - but make sure you can. Alert lifeguard on duty before you embark on this exercise.
- Go for a cruise in your car blasting your favorite song at full volume Then sing along at the top of your voice and don't mind the stares you get from scared or concerned motorists. If your boss sees you, all the better...
- Take up kickboxing in the evenings A great way to vent your anger and frustration and at the same time network with other angry overworked, underpaid or unemployed professionals.
- Go somewhere you've always wanted to go Whether it be that 5-bedroom motel in a neighbouring village, a riverside shack in Thailand or a 5* hotel in Switzerland now is the time to indulge. Make sure you stay long enough to unwind without depleting your hard-earned savings.
- Get your finances in order Make sure you are on a sustainable budget and that your savings are invested at the optimal risk/ reward ratio given your age, state of unemployment and expenditures.
- Buy a trashy novel and read it all in one go Comfy pillow and assorted junk food items need to be at hand.
- Call your best childhood friend Cry to her/him about the injustice and degradation of it all.
- Go window-shopping in the most expensive part of town Make a mental inventory of all those items you will buy when you land the next job.
- Open a cook book and make a lavish dinner for 20 Invite everyone you can locate at short notice. Tell them all when they come that you're looking for a job.
- Go for a manicure/pedicure Whine to the manicurist about the perils and boredom of unemployment.
- Go for a long massage Then have them remove you supine, on a stretcher.
- Go through your old photographs Remember what it was like when you had your whole life ahead of you and the world seemed plush with opportunities. Stay in that mind-frame.
- Buy all the flavours of your favorite ice-cream brand Then invite one friend to a comedy movie night.
- Organize all the cupboards in your house Purchase fragranced tissue lining paper, line your clothes closets and put one fragranced tissue paper on top of each meticulously folded item of clothing. Colour code your closets and tissue paper for an added sense of achievement.
- Put fresh flowers in every corner and crevice of your house Nothing like that fresh scent and the sight of live blooms to lift your spirits.
- Take up a new hobby Now is the time to discover and nurture the nascent Botticcelli or Tchaikovsky in you. Make sure to offend. Practice musical overtures on anyone who will listen (or won't) and make sure your artistic endeavours grace everything from the milk bottles you hand back to the milkman ev ery morning to the t-shirt your best friend lent you, the window that most overlooks the neighbours' living room and the dining room ceiling your husband took pains to plaster.
- Go to Disneyworld Regress to that time in your life when only the important things mattered. Local variation on Disneyland will do if finances/ visa requirements/ state of nervous breakdown don't permit travel.
- Learn a Language Buy a beret and enroll in an intensive French course or pick up German to go with your newly found infatuation with Beethoven. Make sure the course is a daily one and that you take pains to immerse yourself in the language and the culture.
- Buy a Goldfish Name him after the manager who fired you. That way when the goldfish is deceased - and they have a horrible habit of doing that - your grief will be short-lived. In the meantime, admire the miraculous peace and serenity of this life form in your house. This is NOT a recipe for sushi.
- Enrol in a Charity Nothing like doing good things for other people to lift the spirit and give you a sense of achievement and fulfillment. You don't need to feel very strongly about the charity - just do something that unselfishly puts you out on a limb for someone else's sake.
- Open a stock trading account and try to beat the indices Move aside back issues of Cosmopolitan and Archie and start collecting finance and trade literature. You will also need spectacles (rectangular brown tortoise shell), a coffee maker and a computer in the bedroom. Can be done in your Tintin pajamas but make sure you only put your bowling money on the line at this stage.
- Take up Photography Then redecorate your hallway with a series of bleached wood framed black-and-white photographs of your favorite person or scene.
- Find a Friend with a Baby Nothing like spending time with a candy-wrapped bundle of innocence and laughs to recharge your batteries and remind you of what matters most.
- Read Proust's Remembrances of Things Past And console yourself with dreams of buying a French chateau, complete with bubbles, when you succeed in your next job.
- Do a thorough self-analysis Who are you really? What makes you tick? What do you really like and enjoy? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Where would you like to be? Put this self-analysis down on paper and use it to plan your next career move.
- Take a Course Hone your skills whether they be business, finance, marketing or other by enrolling in the best course available, in or out of town, and giving it your all.
- Start polishing your Job Search Skills Sift through job hunting articles on a major site's Career Center and read everything you can get a hold of on job hunting skills.
- Learn to bake bread An endangered skill and one that is a conversation-stopper in cocktail parties and a sure winner if you are inviting your other half to an intimate dinner for two at home.
- Exercise your body back into shape Who says you can't look like you did when you were twenty? Join a gym and attend daily for an hour; you should see results within 3 weeks.
- Post your CV on the best regional internet job site Then lie back while the site's Saved Search does all the work.
- Practice your interviewing skills on anyone who will listen Read Interview Tips and Interview Don'ts in Bayt.com's career center.
- Don't waste time No time like the present to network, research companies you want to work for and apply to all the positions you find attractive on a regional job site.
Spread the grief Join a Workstyle Community Forum where you can share your experiences, ideas, hopes and aspirations with other professionals. - Plan for Success Repeat 100 times:- You WILL succeed in your next job, you WILL succeed in your next job, you WILL succeed in your next job... envisioning yourself as a high flyer in your field. Then pick up a pen and paper and plan in intricate detail for that success.
- Read industry literature Now is the time to catch up on all those trade magazines and periodicals you haven't had time to read on your job. Bringing yourself up to speed on the latest developments in your industry is sure to impress in your next interview.
- Remember, the sky's the limit You will work hard, play fair and be good to those around you. In short, you will SUCCEED wildly, extravagantly and beyond your wildest dreams. You just need to get started...
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Reader Comments
I think point # 36 should be prioritized as # 1. If you are having empty stomach, you can't go towards the brighter side of life. Some time going beyond your limitations is not possible.
Mon 20-Jul-2009 05:59 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
yeah the advice is encouraging and could get you somewhere , that is the mere solution to plan your career ahead and amidst disspaointments.Thanks for your website it relieving anyway
Sat 18-Jul-2009 08:50 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Very nice tips. But at times you loose your job in worst circumstances and you can't afford the luxuries of spending time as mentioned in the tips. In that case, can someone advise what to do when you loose your job and you don’t have finances too:) However, i must say all the tips are very encouraging.
Sat 18-Jul-2009 05:17 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
ya, no doubt by doing such things I can recover my condition but I agree with kawthar that at that time my financial situation wil not alow you to do all this because by this way I may be out of money which will overcome alll the pleasure , gained by these tips.
Wed 15-Jul-2009 09:51 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Very good ideas, It will release the stress and make happy
Wed 15-Jul-2009 05:12 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Should I go with the 40 things I mean at that time I will be concerned about keeping my savings as much longer untill I could manage to get another job , If i did all those mentioned I will be out of money which will add to my misrable state. anybody agrees with me? am I wrong? however surely I will be loving to do all the 40 things Thanks Kawthar
Tue 14-Jul-2009 16:17 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Wonderful and very useful tips!
Tue 14-Jul-2009 10:24 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Thanks for the great tips!! I, for one, needed them very badly
Tue 14-Jul-2009 07:44 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
thank you
Sat 24-Jan-2009 03:48 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Amazing idea its well said indeed...
Wed 14-Jan-2009 08:01 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Make me feel better now.. was planning all each day :) thanks
Mon 15-Dec-2008 12:00 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
This one made me laugh hard from my heart when i was down because of work troubles, thanks
Fri 05-Dec-2008 11:13 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Wow, I can't believe this article exist, just when I need it! Thank's! What a relieve....I've done it half of it!.....
Wed 19-Nov-2008 20:45 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
“ Accept your limitations and go beyond them”
Mon 22-Sep-2008 10:01 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Excellent advice! It's very hard to pull yourself out of that gloominess. These were good. Funny, upbeat! Not all of them are do-able of course, but it does lighten the down-time. Thanks
Tue 05-Aug-2008 04:34 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
WOW---- THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!
Mon 04-Aug-2008 19:40 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
HAVE CONFIDENCE, TRUST & NEVER LOSE HOPE - Syed Ibrahim Anwar.
Thu 24-Jul-2008 10:59 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
تذكر أنه لا توجد حدود لآمالك. سوف تعمل جاهدا وتحسن للذين حولك وستحقق نجاحا باهرا. أهم شيئ هو أن تبدأ المشوار... اي والله صدقت انها ليست نهاية العالم ... بارك الله فيكم جميعا وبالتوفيق للاخوان
Thu 12-Jun-2008 19:50 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
السلام عليكم شكرا على النصيحة، لقد جربت أن أتلو سورة يس 40 مرة حتى أجد عملا جديدا. الحمد لله أن كانت صائبة في كل مرة و كان حمل زوجتي أيضا معينا لي لتفريج كربتي بإذن الله.
Tue 20-May-2008 08:33 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
It really looks like a celebration
Sun 06-Apr-2008 06:34 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
it is good idias
Wed 05-Mar-2008 04:10 AM - Report Inappropriate Comment
I am 53 years old but on reading the above I am getting a good guidance to keep going on.
Sat 26-Jan-2008 19:30 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
Always see the brighter side of the life, these 40 points are guiding us toward a positive frame of mind. Inviting the friends on dinner will help to find a new job.
Sat 05-Jan-2008 16:40 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
good,saucy,tickling,should be read twice
Thu 25-Oct-2007 18:05 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
That was really good one.
Mon 22-Oct-2007 21:27 PM - Report Inappropriate Comment
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