我在加拿大失業了 

I am a retired IT engineer. In my 30+ years of career life, I got laid off 4 times.All layoffs were due to company downsizing and company closures. It is not a big deal if you got laid off. It is a good opportunity for you to rethink your goals and direction in your life, and to take a break to do something else like traveling. Wish you good luck with your times ahead.

不要想太多，全世界都經濟不好在炒人，感恩這一刻還身體健康和有家人朋友陪伴支持，希望新一年大家都有好開始❤

我分享我經驗. 我在某大銀行做咗十三年被 let go. 關於 severance pay, 我係去搵 employment lawyer 處理. 當時我都係好傍偟, 但要好小心. 因坊間好多所謂 employment lawyer, 質素上落好大. 幸好有人介紹一個真係專打 employment law 嘅律師俾我. 當第一次 meeting 時佢解釋得好清楚, 我個 case 係 "wrongful dismissal". 佢睇過晒份 termination letter 後就同我講佢最少可以同我 fight 多幾多個星期 severance pay. 我個律師嘅 practice 係唔收 upfront 律師費用, 但會收幾百蚊 retainer fee. 律師費係後期先計. 金額係 fight 到嘅 incremental part 嘅 18%, 律師費佢亦會向僱主索償. 律師亦用紙同筆解釋唔同嘅 scenario 我一共可 fight 到幾多 incremental severance pay 嘅結果. 同埋原來律師費係可以作扣稅之用, 所以佢亦列晒唔同嘅 scenario plus tax savings 我嘅得著. 跟住我乜都唔使理, 交晒俾律師處理. 最後我接受僱主俾多50% of original severance pay. 本來佢同我講以佢幾十年做 employment lawyer 經驗, 佢應該可以再幫我 fight 到更多. 但當時我算嘞, 唔想再同間公司再糾纏落去, 就接受咗. 所以記得當 HR 逼你簽 termination letter 時, 乜都唔好簽, 一定要搵一個有經驗嘅律師去處理.

Takes a lot of courage to share this on youtube. I appreciate your honesty and feedback. Best of luck and keep up the good work on the channel!

我1989年移民到多倫多，裁員過六次，在2011年又裁員今次在溫哥華找到工作 做到現在 我還記得第一次裁員覺得好唔開心當時沒有告訴親戚朋友，因為在香港從未試過裁員 第二次裁員我就好像買報紙週圍問人，有沒有工作給我做，每次裁員我都做不同的工種，做了四年印刷，做了三個月在地盤起樓，做個半年裝修，又做過三個月倒餿水，我是一個handyman 這些都是手作所以對我來說沒有問題，可能我好彩從89年移民到現在都沒有停過工作 在2010 ，9月又裁員，十月電話 interview 有公司請我來溫哥華工作2011年2月開工做到現在做返老本行，飛機維修 在加拿大從1989年到現在我已經做了5間不同的飛機維修公司，今次在溫哥華是最後的一間 五月份回多倫多退休

Wow, thank you for sharing your personal experiences and, at the same time, educating many of us what to look out. I am sorry to learn of your unpleasant situation and wish you all the best going forward.

Hello,有睇開你哋嘅片，好欣賞你講嘢咁清晰流暢同埋啲片準備充足。 宜家加拿大嘅大環境、經濟都差，人人都有機會遇到呢樣野，好多謝你咁有勇氣分享同埋理性提醒啲人應該點做。好人有好報！ 同埋你咁叻女又presentable應該唔難搵到另一份好工。 塞翁失馬焉知非福！ 加油！

多謝你嘅分享 第一次睇你嘅片就係啲唔開心嘅事 不過你好正面 香港人幫香港人 作為香港人嘅我都好感謝你! 祝你早日搵到下份更好嘅工 響你未搵到之前就好好休息 去玩 好好沉澱消化所有負面情緒 唔好俾佢影響下一份工 人生流流長總會遇到幾個仆街😅 加油香港人💪🏿

多謝你慷慨和勇敢的分享，祝福你有一段美好的尋索生命方向的日子，跟過去說再見，跟未來說Hi，迎向更有意思新的一程！祝福你！😊

多謝你咁勇敢分享😢😢😢支持

多謝分享，由hr人講親身經歷特別有說服力，feel到你片中仲有少少sad，做左5年半都要走，真係好無情，但感䁷你表達能力好好，平時應該都係叻人，要搵下一份唔太難，祝你好快搵到新工 就業一路都係我擔心問題，所以我遲遲未去英國，至少香港呢一刻仲搵到啖飯食

Thanks for your sharing!! Yes, I believe if you could let us know the skill of interview (DOs and Don’t) that will be beneficial for most of the us. Thanks and support!

Hi Sophia, 你好。It is their losing you。千祈唔好唔開心呀。Laid off 其實係北美好普遍，公司架構精簡，開源節流。人生一定起碼遇過一次半次。當放一個小假，舊嘅唔去，新嘅唔嚟。我們支持你😊

Very well said, sorry to heard what happened to you, hope you'll fine a much better future ahead. Wish you all the best.

Hi Sophia - thank you for sharing and good luck on your new job search!

很實用的分享，在加拿大找工作真的不容易，希望你盡快找到一份理想工作，期待下次可以分享見工技巧😊

好欣賞你鼓起勇氣，分享呢段經驗。宜家就算有工做，都有被抄的風險，我相信同好多人有共鳴。同埋多謝分享搵律師同遺散費的經歷，真係好有用。

好有用嘅資訊~ 睇完學識好好保障自己利益! All the best 希望你一切順利~

不需要用被炒來形容自己，在加拿大被laid off 係非常平常的，隨著經濟環境改變雇主經常會做的事，no need to take it personally. It doesn’t reflect on your capabilities. You were right to consult an employment lawyer. Just make sure you keep the compensation package in strict confidence. 講完這次就不要再公開講了

结束亦是开始，加油！谢谢分享！👍🙏

多謝分享。今日學到好多野

身同感受⋯⋯thank for sharing.

自己選擇，自己承擔！

多谢分享！祝你一切顺利！

多謝你嘅分享，希望你好快就可以搵到你鐘意嘅工作啦👍

Layoff is not a big deal in current time. However, do watch yourself and takes time to recover, heal and adjust your mindset. Sudden layoff does have effect on a person's confidence and having a negative impact on mental health especially in situation when we know it was due to other reasons (economic/office politics) and not our performance. Agree that supports from love ones and friends at this time is most important because many will lose positive outlooks and spiraled into depression.

You have done well, never give up. What you say will be useful to many other people in Canada. All the best in your new job. I am a retired professional now lives in UK. Keep up with your good work.

妳是個叻女，有才能和經驗，相信妳在短暫放假後，很快又可以找到自己喜歡的工作。加油啊！

Thank you for sharing this valuable experience. It will help many people facing layoff.

值得學習的精神。你說的一齊，正是我近日在思考中及非常認同。冇間断的工作以超過42年了，現有職業後遺症。身體健康和家人是最重要。😊

我都係溫哥華80後，係大金融公司做做19年，最近都見到好多同事係我眼前比HR 收電腦，好彩妳係online meeting，我自己都忍唔住喊😭真係好殘忍，多謝妳提供既info🙏， 因為呢年都好多人laid off左所以搵工會比之前難d，妳後生女識英文好快捱過，有呢d都係好好既人生經歷，有經歷既人抗壓能力係會比其他人強既

從來沒有看到一個令我起雞皮的視頻！小姐姐妳的堅毅勇敢精神分享，給予有相同困景的人，一個強心針和指引👍👏💪祝願你下一度彩虹會很快出現和更精彩！

Sorry about what you been through. This process is typical in Canada and US. The managers and HR persons were instructed to say and act exactly like that and nothing more. This is for the company's protection against any likely accusations or complication in the case of lawsuits. For example, the company could be demanded by employment lawyers to provide full supporting documentation about any "employee performance" or more personal specific termination causes. The lawyers would certainly scrutinize these documents and punch holes to the termination ground.

唔好太難過，加油努力💪

很實用的資訊分享，感謝詳細分享解說，祝未來一切順利~~😃

很珍貴的經驗分享，大感謝❤

唔緊要啦，再搵過，加油👍🙏🙏

Thanks a lot for your generous sharing. Very helpful to tide people over the hard time. Wish U all the best on your career path.

It's an useful sharing for everyone. Thank you for your hardwork and hope everything will go well for you!

多謝你嘅分享!學到好多嘢 希望你下一份工作更好

❤😊說得對 祝順利開心

多謝分享😊，亦都希望kyle太之後工作會越來越好

支持, 頂住, 努力

Sophia, 很欣賞你這麽真誠的分享 !! 我印象中你和Kyle很少(if ever)提及你們的工作, 我相信今次這video確實使很多聽眾感受到你對人誠懇的內涵 !! 你又年青又有豐富工作經驗加上活力, 必然會找到更self-fulfilling的工作 !!願上帝賜福予你!! 相信不久後就會聽到你分享好消息 !!

多謝你分享你嘅經驗 最近我都係海外發生類似嘅情況，過咗兩個月心情都未平伏，身體依然係有overreaction 嘅情況 人在異鄉，要考慮嘅唔單止係cash flow, 用咩身份留低/返唔返香港/去下一個國家都係令人特別焦慮 你嘅分享令好多人對呢種情況有更多嘅心理準備，因為冇人知依家經濟咁差，自己幾時會成為下一個 希望大家可以盡快settle，展開人生新一頁

加油👍

Don't worry about anything, positive thinking, looking for the best 😊

多謝分享，祝一切順利

多謝資訊分享❤

Very helpful feedback and wish u all the best! For everyone in this situation must be mentally and physically strong like you. Juste You and only U like person and no any bonds with hongkonger or not. Go for it!! 😘

Sophia，睇㴝你還未平服你的心情，天下無不散的筵席，而家可以大概有十個月時間休息你的手，放鬆一下，我初來加拿大前十年轉咗九份工，有啲比人炒，有啲係我炒人，我成日同人講，工字不出頭，有機會自己創業，祝你和Kyle幸福快樂

Sophia, take a break & cheer up!! Thanks for sharing your experience, it's very useful!

加油！重拾自信重新上路！

Thanks for sharing, all the best to you. It really sucks the co fires ppl at the yearend, unfutunately it looks like a "norm". BTW, the health insurance coverage may be negotiated, too, our company offers two more months.

thank for sharing! Treat job searching as your full-time work before landing the next job! I hope you find a good job soon that could compensate you well.

Thanks for your sharing ! good luck on your too

Yes I would be interested in some interview tips! Thank you for sharing!

加油😊

Thanks for sharing! Konger never dies. Trust you would start a new page very soon. 🙏🏼

Sophia,休息吓先。支持你們。

完全同意！

That's good .This is Canadian experience.That will help you to move on.😊😊

Thank you for sharing. I'm currently working in the Bay Area, California. There's a massive layoff happening at the beginning of the new year. I'm mentally and physically prepared if I do get laid off this year. Thank you for sharing your experience.

從新出發嘅機會！多謝分享

Congratulation,you have done well,keep goin

Thank you very much for your sharing!

Yes... agree, health, family and friend is much more important than JOB.... never give up💪

希望下一集講下點樣揾律師，怎麼知道要找什麼類型的律師，怎麼挑選哪一个比較適合自己？

非常感谢你的分享❤……期待你拍面试的视频❤

Thank you for the valuable advice!

很有用既資訊👍🏼謝謝

加油💪🏻

Don’t give up your fight. God bless

Thanks for your valuable info . ❤ 👍🙏 🐈

加油，pray for you！

我都試過俾人炒，原因係佢想調派我去另一個省，我唔肯去，佢就炒咗我。 兩年之後，有人介紹我識一個高層，佢邀請我返入去一個比之前高級好多嘅職位，我仲可以商討到一個高於市價嘅人工㖭。所以唔需同炒你嘅公司反面，因為地球係圓嘅，可能山水有相逢😊 祝你搵到工作上嘅新目標！

Sophia， ㊗️你早日找到一份你喜歡的工作，加油💪

Thanks for sharing. Wish you all the best in your next job. 舊的不去，新的不來。Get ready for your next challenge 💪🏻

加油💪

Thank you for your useful info.

All the best!

Had similar experience. Good luck.

想聽你哋分享見工嘅技巧❤❤覺得你已經好叻女,加油🎉

Hello, 好多謝你的分享, 我之前在香港都有2次相類似的經驗, 開頭點都會好唔開心, 但找到新工作之後就會一笑至之, 我也在温哥華找工作中, 大家一起加油吧!

I have been working in the IT industry for 30 years, and I have been laid off 4 times due to reorganize. Based on my experience, IT position lasts about 6 years. Don't worry, things always turn out better if you stay positive.

加油啊！

多谢你嘠分享！🙏

good learning and like your video. Take a good rest.

😢加油😢

Thanks for your sharing, it is really hard to find a suitable job in Canada, wish you good luck.

裁員尼啲好平常，好多人都試過，唔好唔開心好耐，繼續向前走. 將來望返轉頭，會覺得無乜野

好詳細的說明，原來會有禁多因素在內，kyle 太加油，之後會更好😊

Hello Kyle 我第一次睇你d片 好欣賞你咁有勇氣會同大家分享呢個經驗 相信會幫到好多人 我最近都喺加拿大搵緊工 你覺得HR最睇重candidate邊d特質？真誠重要d 定係經歷重要d 特別係想轉行嘅人 有沒d經驗可以分享？ 好想知道HR係點諗 XDD 祝你新生活愉快～😁

立即sub了，好有興趣聽加拿大見工tips。

Best of luck to you, Kam....

加油!

加油！

你好叻女 相信很快便會再搵到工作

多謝分享

能这么坦然的聊失业。逻辑清晰，条理清楚。赞的