Somewhat expected life changes · 5:16am Sep 4th, 2020
Well, expected but still unexpected. My current job is a contract position, and when all of this Covid stuff started, the company I'm working at did a blanket extension of all possible max end dates for another three months. That put my date at the end of the year. The contract itself is updated every three months, so original it was supposed to end at the end of September.
Well, just found out, as we finished are big projects, that my group was getting it's budget for contract positions cut. I still have to end of the month, but that's it (unless something changes between then and now, it has happened before with other contractors). So, the good news is that I have a month before I'm out of work, and I can start looking right away. As an upside, my boss offered a referral and reference, I guess I made a really good impression on him.
I've been getting regular messages from recruiters for the last year, so I know there is some demand, and after working from home for six months, I would be more open to remote positions as well. In the end, I would say there is a 1 in 4 chance of actually landing something before the end of the month (it's always easier to find a job when you have a job).
Financially, I'm in good shape, so I'm not worried, even if it takes just as long as it did last time. So I should weather this just fine.
