The e-mail says "[[urgent]]"."...changes on the marketplace...[[redundancy]] process..." Ugh. One month of useless meetings and void smiles later you're [[jobless]].Search [[professional]] help? Search [[yourself]]? Ask your [[friends]]? (link:"That was enough")[(either: "[[leave]]", "[[stay]]", "[[go solo]]")] To recruitment specialists! Lots of experience and sucessful projects get you offers with close to no info but overwhelming positive support. But then there are only [[digital echoes]]. You start looking. You use (either: "[[company websites]]", "[[LinkedIn]]", "[[job boards]]").You write to [[former co-workers]], go to [[trade shows]] and contact [[old friends]].Time [[pass]]. There is no reply, and probably will never be [[jobless<-one]]."I have received confirmation that the client has now filled this role. However should I have any other roles that might be of interest to [[jobless<-you]]..." "I'm sorry I didn't get back to you. The project is [[jobless<-on-hold]].""...we strongly believe in the importance of the right fit and unfortunately we will not be considering you any [[jobless<-further]]." "apply via [[company websites]]"."...if your skill match the requirements we will get back to you with more information about the [[digital echoes<-role]]."They point you to HR departments: "...there are no vacancies for your skillset but we will hold your CV on [[jobless<-file]]...".You get some (poor) business cards ready: [[We]] [[Will]] [[Do]] [[jobless<-not?]]They have gone out of the industry because it was too (either: "[[risky]]", "[[draining]]", "[[limiting]]")"...[[trade shows<-WE]] do outsource that area but maybe in the future...""...we're not doing that now, but [[trade shows<-WILL]] do in the future..."We [[trade shows<-DO]] have your card and will get in touch in the future..."Done with the redundancy-cycle. They had [[jobless<-enough]].Too demanding, too clueless. They had [[jobless<-enough]].They felt they were stuck on a rut. They had [[jobless<-enough]].Not worthy all the stress. You just quit.Right place, right moment. You have a new job. Until the next time.Freelancing? worth a shot...No [[replies]].More time [[passes]].You (either: "[[chase]]", "[[poke]]", "[[ask]]") them.