Fear Makes You a Target - A Tarot Reading Can Make Fear Go Poof

 “'This is war-time, we need a war-time CEO,'” one [Meta] employee wrote [as a comment during the virtual town meeting with Mark Zuckerberg]. - New York Post, July 26, 2022.

This year Meta stock is down 50%. It is not alone in the social network space in its distress. According to the survey of GenZ by Piper Sandler, use of all social network apps is down with the exception of TikTok.

In addition, overall much of tech is hurting. Layoffs and rescinded offers are being reported daily on LinkedIn's news section. 

Wall Street could be conducting a 10% Reduction-in-Force by the end of 2022. 

In the law-firm sector Redgrave has already laid off, Steptoe is cutting compensation for those who don't make their hours quota, and in the UK Allen & Overy has frozen associate pay raises.

So, I am asked more and more by those who still have a job what should they do to hang on to it? I learn the most from my clients. Here's what they tell me:

  • Yes, beef up the face time. That might include coming into the office even with WFH and more often in a hybrid situation. It's more difficult to terminate those with whom there is an in-person connection.

  • Investigate what those who could "save" you in RIF really need. Then deliver that, even if you have to put in extra hours. That can also include favors not related to work. Know a lot about the admissions process at at the prep school the boss's boss wants to get her daughter in? Share that. 

  • Be cautious in the grapevine. Of course, everything you say can be used against you. Don't speculate. Don't pass along gossip you have picked up. Of course, listen. Folks like to jaw-jaw and will strive to impress you with what they (supposedly) know. 

  • Don't show fear. That's palpable and makes you a target. (A Tarot reading can reduce the angst. I specialize in one-card pulls. They are quite affordable.)

  • Consider developing other sources of income such as renting out a room or starting an online business. 

  • Cancel planned large purchases, of course. Should the away-from-home vacation be forgotten? Day trips are lower-cost fun.
If job loss comes, embrace the pain. Don't let anyone foist on you toxic positivity. That is, positioning and packaging the development as a grand opportunity for such things as finding the dream job. 

Purpose-driven intuitive career coaching, including Tarot Readings. For more information or a complimentary consultation, please contact janegenova374@gmail.com or text 203-468-8579. Website: https://janegenovaintuitivecareercoaching.blogspot.com/


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