I cannot believe this happened to me,
but it really did I have to pinch myself a little bit sometimes to know it
really did happen. I remember crying so hard, calling my parents I had been
denied cause I didn’t think anyone wanted to represent me at all. I feel like
this story would take too long for me to tell you. I wish it could be a short
movie because this really did happen to me. I had a crazy 2017 some of you know
the details some of you probably do not know everything that happened. I will
tell you when you believe in prayer, God, and learn to believe that yes things
can work out. You are surprised and amazed just how things can unfold in front
of your eyes.
Here’s the short version I worked
for a company called Kelly Services Staffing for nearly a decade. I started
working there in June of 2008. I was 21 years old and I just earned my
Associates’ degree in Science focused on Journalism from Bergen Community
College. Now here’s the thing Kelly Services and I have been thick as thieves I
have been very loyal to this company whether if I was in college studying for
my degrees, completing internships, or even just working on other part-time
jobs I always reached out to them too.
I was laid off this summer in June of
2017 after returning from a vacation and trip to Los Angeles, California and
Las Vegas, Nevada I planned this for a long time because I wanted to not only
go back to the west coast to Nevada to see one of my favorite performers live
for the first time ever!
My boss knew almost a year in
advance this was coming but what all the staff and employees didn’t know was we
were going through organizational structure changes, people were being laid-off
even when I first started working for the company. I started out as a temp
under Kelly Services. I started with Hudson’s Bay Company working under Saks
Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor department store as a temp employee in June
22, 2015 and a year later I worked up to becoming the Facilities Financial Coordinator.
I worked for the company two years this was a great role for me I was groomed
by someone who has become a dear friend of mine and taught me a lot about life
too. Now after the layoff I called Kelly Services right away that was my
initial plan I knew that if anything happened to me if I fell on my face I could
go back to working for different staffing agencies especially them. I did that
I completed 3 assignments the last one I wouldn’t be able to finish because at
the same time while I was laid off. I was also looking for full-time employment
whether in my background and field of media, journalism, or publicity. Or an
executive assistant position anything that would get me back on my feet again.
The lay off process-the healing
after the job-break up after my job laid me off I received a generous severance
package they took great care of me along with the process of leaving the
company. I learned some valuable lessons around this time that changed me but
also taught me never stop being well to people. An old coworker told me don’t
be so nice to these people. I think it worked in my favor I believe if you
treat people with decency, respect, and kindness because they deserve it in a
cold, crazy world. You need that I guess for me because I see so many crazy
things happening especially in media it drives me to want to put some good out
there. I don’t like seeing anyone have to struggle for anything if I can help I
will.
So the next process I thought I was
going to be able to complete my assignment I was asked and called in for 5
interviews back to back in a week for jobs this summer which for me was a huge
blessing. It allowed me to focus on what I wanted to do and what I also would
need to do to get there too. I needed to fix my resume and reconstruct it from
the past to the present. I wanted to improve my job interview skills too. I
also needed to focus on which career and field would I want to go back into
too.
I
did I worked on my resume with help a lot of guidance, tutorials, and templates
from different career sites, my family, different people who I interviewed with
too, and a great website. So that part worked out. Now the part that was a bit
unfair was my job denied me benefits because of good cause claiming I just quit
and left I wouldn’t just leave them that way I have learned how to leave in a
dignified and classy way no matter how the job may end whether permanent or
temporary.
I left the job because the meetings coincided with the temp
assignment I was going to be a data entry clerk working for an electronic solar
shades company in Long Island City, New York called Mecho Shades Systems. I
would have stayed believe if this never worked out but I believe someone above
had something else in mind.
This
worked out but I had a lot of challenges ahead of me and with all of these
lessons it worked out in my favor. I was turned down 4 times by legal aid and
lawyers to represent me even when I offered to pay them the $1,000 dollars for
their legal fee. I realized I would have to depend on myself for this hearing
and represent me. Luckily I am someone who’s sentimental and great with dates,
I am also good at record keeping, and I watch a lot of court shows too. So all
of this knowledge came in handy. Sometimes paper work can be our best friend and very beneficial for you too. Sometimes saving receipts,
old documents from work, government official offices: DMV, Passport Offices,
IRS, anywhere this comes in handy. All of the interviews I had during the
summer and fall 2017 and the e-mail requests I received was beneficial during
the hearing and the meeting too. This
whole situation for me it was a miracle, it was a blessing, it taught me the
greatest lesson of them all do not give up on yourself ever. I was able to receive a beautiful early
Christmas present and thanks to the support of so many friends, coworkers,
family members, and people who were behind my back the whole time.
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