Resignation. Now, “job hugging” is a term. Hang in there.

The entire AI thing has really thrown the entire industry off balance. And that coming off the over hiring as a result of the pandemic.

But I will say, we tried to hire but would get 28 to training and have 4 left by the end of the month. Those left have high absenteeism. We’re deploying more AI and the quality is higher too. Only our gov biz is keeping things on shore.

If you're willing to learn a trade or become a superintendent/estimator/PM, I guarantee you could find work around here right now.

I'm pushing 50 so feel like I'm a little old to learn a trade. My background is mostly sales/biz dev in Commercial Real Estate and Finance. CRE is definitely f'd right now

Your time to be a new hire is running out. Mid fifties it is over. I was in IT, saw that for decades, and was always ahead of the learning curve.

Seems like most corporate jobs dont last all that long, and being let go in 50's is a tough spot

hiring technical skills anymore; they're hiring leadership, crisis management, and the ability to clean up messes. That doesn't expire at 50.

I was a jack of all trades and called a Solution Architect. I did business development, light programming, system installs, ran multiple small teams etc.. The saying was go to VaTechie he knows the answer. VaTechie did not know the answer, but he could figure it out quickly where it was network, database, application server etc. My last corporate job I had 3 customers and worked on 7 systems each week and it was brutal. One customer I was commuting 6 hours a day 3 days a week. I worked at home the other two days a week. I basically did most of the work to secure 6 million dollars worth of new business. I went to management multiple times about it was causing me health problems. Finally, two doctors told me I had to find a new job. I went home, resigned immediately with no job, and started my IT consulting business again. My last day was a Friday and I was under contract to the same company for 4 years working at home for one customer that I got the 6 million dollars worth of business. That work dried up and I started looking again in my mid fifties after getting my AWS solutions architecture certification. I got some bites but it was really hard. My wife got really, really sick so I just retired way, way earlier than I wanted. In the end, I am glad. I was burned out on IT.

I would be paying most of my income to have someone stay with my wife and it would be hard to find someone. IT is not a 8 to 5 job, it is an 8 to when I get home which in the past could be after midnight. I have given up most of my dreams, but am trying to get things in order to move to a waterfront home in Northern Neck in the next few years. At least, I got my butt out of Northern Virginia to a horse farm outside of Richmond which is going up in price. I just need to put 50k into it to get the best price and it will sell quickly.

...probably get a look if you're willing to step out of your comfort zone and into the construction industry. I'm serious when I say that it has been my experience that commercial construction companies in Richmond are desperate for reliable employees.