Here are 5 tips the Google techie shared, especially applicable to H-1B visa holders:
First, the engineer educated himself with the rules that apply to people on H-1B visa who are laid off. He read up on stories of how immigrants lost their jobs and what they did to buy themselves more time in the US. "I've had myself mentally prepared for the upcoming grinds that everything will be happening in a fast pace, I will have many bad sleeps, lots of difficult Leetcode and system design questions, and back and forth communications with recruiters, all in a few weeks," he wrote.- The Google employee's second step was "do not YOLO (you only live once)". He consciously became conservative in his spending in the last year and postponed the plan to upgrade his apartment or get a new car. He ensured that he had enough savings for a year. "For me I always had at least 12 months of living expenses in my checking account and also get mentally prepared to use them up in one day," he said.
- Thirdly, he said it is important to have a backup of one's colleagues' contact details and work documents as companies can quickly revoke access to these once an employee has been laid off. "I kept a work journal on what I have worked on every week since last year, it would help me greatly in interviews," he said.
- Similarly, he wrote down the passwords of all his accounts, including payroll account, insurance account, 401k account and HSA account. He saved all the login details on his personal email.
- Lastly, the Google techie urged people to help others in need of a job and amplify their messages.
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