The 3 lessons I learned while unemployed were crucial 3 Lessons I Learned While Unemployed. As of two months ago, I found myself out of work. I was sent an email the previous night to meet for a 9 am meeting the morning of 6/12. I did not fret too much about the message. It read along the lines of almost like a promotion. It talked about the growing changes within the organization and how I would fit into the puzzle (well I guess reading it now, it could go both ways). Oddly enough, I had scheduled an interview that morning. Which I want to pause and say, 'If you ever sense that things aren't right, trust your gut' I sensed that we'd go a second year without a pay increase, ...


