Long story, involving lots of back and forth. Probably safest to say I was fired when I started talking about quitting. I say probably, because they are the type of people who'd argue I quit to avoid paying unemployment. Its not going to be smoothed over. Part of the issue is they are happy to churn through people. It was a really, really terrible work environment but it turns out I like money, so I put up with a lot of negativity. The timing sucks, but I imagine its never a good time to be unemployed.
Go ahead and file for the unemployment anyway. The ambiguity probably helps you. Sorry about your troubles though.
Wow! I didn't realize I made this post. Well let me tell ya, i am still at this same company and role, got promoted, and now my job is not too stressful at all because i am very good at it. Bottom line is you grow the most when you are challenged, I am glad that i didn't quit at the time although that doesn't mean in those specific moments, times weren't tough.
Bummer, I'm really sorry to hear that. Action is therapeutic. File for unemployment ASAP. Start looking for jobs ASAP. Can I ask what you do? In my industry I'd rather hire a seasoned veteran than a noob. Experience is king, you should lean into that.
Ive kind of walked myself into a dead-end. A long time ago i did IT stuff, but I've spent the last 15 years repairing ATMs which is super basic and hyper-niche, so I'm probably going to be starting over at square one. But we probably don't need to disect all my bad life choices here. Edit - dont want to bump this back to the top, but thanks everybody who responded. It really helped when I was in that initial panic state. I'm probably still totally screwed and going to end up living on the streets, but I feel much better about the whole thing in the moment. Kindness is not forgotten.
I would hire a seasoned tech for a trade like that over a younger tech every day and twice on Sunday.
