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Laid Off Two Weeks Before Christmas, a Supportive Family, and Giving Yourself Grace | Maria Tanner

Maria Tanner spent 20 years working her way up from handing out faxes to Director of Government Contracting. Then, two weeks before Christmas, she got the call: no severance, no package, just "today's your last day." In this episode, Maria talks about the shock of sudden job loss, the flood of predatory recruiters who showed up in her inbox the moment she switched to "open to work," and how she's leaned on her husband and two daughters to get through it. She shares why she started using ChatGPT as a kind of therapist (and why her husband laughs about it), her relentless approach to networking, and what she's really looking for in her next chapter—a place where someone says "you being here has made a difference." We also dig into the language of job loss, remote work loneliness, and why she keeps reminding herself: give yourself some grace. 🎙️ Adventures in Job Searching is the podcast you never want to be invited to appear on. 0:00 – Introduction 0:35 – Maria's background in government contracting 1:07 – The layoff: two weeks before Christmas 2:12 – Supporting a family through unemployment 3:08 – The phone call and handling it professionally 5:36 – When the shock wore off 6:29 – Predatory recruiters flooding LinkedIn 8:52 – Feeling scammed and wanting to educate others 10:00 – The reality of unemployment pay 11:24 – Grieving job loss and using ChatGPT as a therapist 13:24 – How AI helped reframe rejection 19:40 – The lost art of in-person job fairs 22:32 – What she misses most about working 25:22 – How can workers protect themselves? 28:21 – Leaning into faith 29:39 – Realizing how driven she is 31:52 – Being "niche" in a job search 33:00 – Remote work as a blessing and a curse 35:14 – People-pleasing in the job search 40:00 – What she wants next: to make a difference 44:42 – A typical week of job searching 48:41 – The language of "my role was impacted" 50:21 – Advice to herself: give yourself grace 52:40 – What gives her hope 55:45 – It's okay to feel the feelings 56:55 – Why hire Maria? "I'm just me." 🔗 LinkedIn:   / adventures-in-job-searching   📸 Instagram: @adventuresinjobsearching 🌲https://linktr.ee/adventuresinjobsear... 🎧 Subscribe for new episodes every week #JobSearch #LaidOff #CareerAdvice #Unemployment #JobLoss #Networking #LinkedInTips #JobSeekers #OpenToWork #CareerGrowth #GiveYourselfGrace #JobSearchPodcast #AdventuresInJobSearching