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Who doesn’t remember the Toys ‘R’ Us kid jingle? “I don’t wanna grow up, I’m a Toys ‘R’ Us kid!” It’s up there with the Oscar Meyer weiner song...practically ingrained in our subconscious.

We all have memories of running up and down the aisles of the iconic toy store as a child – and maybe as a parent, too – brimming with excitement and joy. I have a memory of feeling astounded by the immense height of the toy shelves, in awe of how they seemed to pierce the clouds and continue upwards endlessly.

I was once a Toys ‘R’ Us kid. Were you?

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A step-by-step plan to help you keep calm and prepare yourself to move on.

As Toys R Us closes its doors, it’s hard to know what to do next. That’s why we’ve put together a step-by-step guide to help Toys R Us employees get through this time of uncertainty. Starting today, we’ll share our kit of Next Steps tips & tools to help you plan and prepare for what’s ahead. Watch for a new part every Friday for the next few weeks.

The Toys R Us Next Steps Kit will include information from what to do about health insurance and 401(k)s to filing for unemployment. We’ll provide insight from building a new resume and online profile, to great ways to improve your job search. And you can always count on the Jobcase community to be with you every step of the way. Be sure to check back each week to learn from the Next Steps Kit and lean on all of us here on Jobcase when you need it most.

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Last week, Toys R Us announced its decision to close its doors. Our hearts go out to the current employees, as the company has yet to disclose the details. Right now, questions about severance, healthcare, and unemployment are swirling, and current employees are understandably frustrated, confused, and fearful for their futures.

That’s where we come in. So many of us can relate to how Toys R Us employees are feeling right now, because we’ve been there. We’ve started the Toys R Us Alumni group as a way to rally and support these employees by doing what Jobcasers do best: share your experiences, offer support and praise, and help kickstart their job search in any way.

Know someone who works at Toys R Us? Invite them to join the group, too! Each week, Jobcase will also be posting a special Next Steps kit of tools & tips created just for Toys R Us employees to help plan and prepare in the weeks ahead.

People helping people. It’s what the Jobcase community does every day with kind words, encouragement, and practical advice.

My Toys R Us store is closing! I honestly saw the signs this was going to happen years ago but somehow found a way to unconsciously convince myself to ignore it. 8 years of work and in all that time my hours never got cut, we never stopped hiring and our store always looked like it was business as usual. Fear of change or maybe I just enjoyed the people I work with too much but that’s neither here nor there anymore because now we all have to leave. What happened!! I’m not wall street expert but is this a result of bad business management at the top of the company? Going back to the job sea hunt grind at 48 is scaring the hell out of me. From what I’ve heard it hasn’t gotten any easier. My oldest brother is a mechanical engineer. He lost his his job last summer and still hasn’t been able to find another job. Now, get see first hand what a loss of income has on a family, it’s destructive. I’m a single mother of 2 very active and demanding boys, 8 and 12. This household cannot survive more than 1 month without a steady income. We still have about 2 or 3 months of work to do at the store clearing out all the remaining merchandise and shipping displays but we have been led to believe that anyone of us can get released at any time. I appreciate the work but fear I could be missing out on jobs openings now. Summer job searching doesn’t make it any easier. Not sure what to do or where to start?

I worked managing a Toys R Us store near my home for the last 9 years. I adored my job and the kind folks I worked with, but now it is over. I am older, scared and unsure what is coming next for me. I am hearing different things that we will be given severance packages and others that we won't. Everything is uncertain for Toys R Us employees right now and it's not fair. I need my health insurance for my medications and that will be gone soon too. Friends, what should I do now? Feeling so alone.

It sad to see fun companies go away but be sure that the busines owner has thought of that and he will invest in something else. So don't worry about it!

Toys R Us can not shut down.

Wow, I remember going there and having those paper slips to give in order to receive your toys. That's a place of a child's dream, so sad that other children will not be able to have that experience.

As a former employee of toys r us.... It saddens my heart to know this company is closing. My children now grown, grew up running the aisles of toys r us. Goodbye toys r us... Thank you geoffry for the childhood memories

It saddend me when I heard the news of Toys R Us closing their doors. I feel for those that will be jobless. Especially the few that I still know work there and have for many years. One of my best memories is the craziness when Star War movies are about to come out! Customers line up and jump at getting those toys. Sometimes arguing over who got what first, but in the end were happy with what they got. Toys R Us is the only store that has everything imaginable. The younger generation will not know the thrill of seeing and touching so many toys. This place will be missed by many.