Comments on: Guest Post: A Short Guide to Being an Unemployed Product Manager, Part Four

By: Help Your Fellow Product Managers / Product Marketers Find Jobs | The Cranky Product Manager

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:53:09 +0000

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By: Etelia

Etelia — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:11:37 +0000

It’s especially hard to change careers in risk-averse times like these. But you can spin it another way; with so many people looking, if it doesn’t work out it would easy to replace you!

By: Paco

Paco — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:45:46 +0000

Oh, and my favorite motivational video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6rE0EakhG8

Enjoy ;)

By: Paco

Paco — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 15:44:23 +0000

If things aren't going well right now, don't panic and don't get down on yourself. Being a PM, you're probably used to riding waves of stress, relaxation, fun, and disappointment. When this big economic slump finally turns around, we'll at least be a little wiser, have some interesting experiences to BS about later, and some may even discover careers they like better than Product Management. Not to be trite, but it's also important to keep a positive attitude. It amazes me (in a really bad way) when you see news stories about people going completely over the edge because they've lost their job, they're going to lose their house, etc. Maybe it's my inner-cynic that compels me to read books like "Survive!" with glee, and all miraculous survival stories point out that the will to survive is the most important factor. Yeah, I'm being overly dramatic in my comparison, but it's to make a point: If a dude can manage to survive over 2 months in a life raft drifting through shark infested waters, you can survive being unemployed for a few months on dry land surrounded by Starbucks.

By: Cranky Product Mgr

Cranky Product Mgr — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 05:49:48 +0000

New blog post: Guest Post: A Short Guide to Being an Unemployed Product Manager, Part Four http://tinyurl.com/b3spjm