Ch—ch-changes, part two

 So, why leave a job I love?

Back in August there was an announcement.  One of our clients had decided to move its entire account to another company. The contract expires at the end of January, and all of our files will move to the new company. There are about 60 of us who were dedicated specifically to that client. But we shouldn’t be concerned, the company would find jobs for all of us …

I’ve heard that story before.  A company I worked for in the 1990’s was sold, and we were all told we’d be  employed by the new company. That didn’t happen.

By the middle of September the higher-ups were hinting we should all look for other jobs.

So I updated my resume and LinkedIn profile, and started looking …

Job hunting in 2025 is so different than it was in 2020.

In 2020 I traveled to a prospective employer’s office for an interview, with the expectation that I’d be working in that office five days a week. 

Now I was looking for a remote job, something where I could work from home.

In my field there are almost no remote jobs, most are hybrid — part of the time you’re on site and part of the time you can work from home.

I found something I wanted, a hybrid job with an office on Long Island.

Interviews are not done in person, they’re done via Zoom.  I went through the entire hiring process without actually meeting anyone from my new employer. All of the HR stuff has been done via email or by logging into a website.  My equipment (presumably a laptop etc,) will be shipped to me. 

I start on the 29th.