If You Were Unemployed, But Had A Hefty Savings Of 10K, In What Ways Would You Approach Your Job Search Differently? (lemdit.com)

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The point is not to chill and just burn through the savings and not work. How would having that much money saved, change the way you look for jobs?

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[-] Squander@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago

Everyone in the comment section is just talking about how much 10K is to them and completely ignoring OPs question lol smh

[-] reverendsteveii@lemm.ee 17 points 1 year ago

How much 10k is to you is relevant to the question. For some of us that's a month, for some that's six months. It makes a difference to how you respond.

[-] ilmagico@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

If I had 10k and no job, I'd be panicking and rushing to get whatever job I can get!

[+] PrettyBlackDress@lemdit.com -11 points 1 year ago

Appreciate you calling that out thank you ❤️

[-] Squander@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Me, me, me haha. If you have the money to live nicely for awhile, spend time finding out what jobs youre really passionate about and go for those. Even if your under qualified it cant hurt to apply. Sometimes they can offer entry jobs to get were you want to be. If you already know what you want to do, spend some time updating/improving your resume and see if you can get a a few companies to fight over you. There's a lot of power being able to walk away from the negotiation table if you're qualified and its just not the right time.

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