Howdy Ags,

I was let go this morning from my employer after 16 years. I'm a bit blindsided and perplexed, but I'm going to choose to believe that all things happen for a reason and this will ultimately end up for the best.

I've been on the insurance claims side my entire career since graduating from A&M. Half of that time has been as a business operations leadership/manager, (general liability, unrepped injury, and most recently attorney repped injury). Early in the process, but I'm looking to take my skillset where I can help a different company around people development, change management, and implementation/execution of strategic plans.

If anyone knows of anything that may sound like a good fit in the Corpus area please let me know. I promise that whoever my next employer is will find a driven, efficiently, and loyal employee.

TAG.

I have no job openings but we were in this position 4 years ago and it sucked. There are quite a few of us on here that will say the same stuff. It's upsetting but keep a positive frame of mind. Have fun with your time (this is very hard to do but helps). Spend your day applying and looking for a job but not the entire day. Network. And please don't let it get you down because it will but a lot of us have been there. My husband was out of work for a year. No interviews or call backs nada. He kept busy and found a job while guiding as a side gig. Best of luck

Both sound advice.

My wife and I built a life in Corpus. It's home and she has a great job. We did 10 years in Houston before moving here and I can't do that again. While I prefer in-person work, virtual/hybrid is always an option I would consider.

Have you looked at the city or county for positions relevant to your experience?

Have you built any network with local attorneys who might value your experience? I know a lot of former adjustors can get on with some firms, if that is something that might interest you.

I haven't looked with the city yet.

I've thought about looking at the other side of the aisle. Effectively, I was managing 42 direct reports (36 individual contributors, 6 supervisors) to ensure accurate and efficient closures of attorney repped claims. I can do the same for a large law firm, but I'm a little conflicted. In doing that I could potentially be harming my old group who I still care deeply for.

Maybe try Engle Martin, or Vericlaim. Heck, call Texas Windstorm and see who their main vendors are and contact them.