How are you? People who got layoff
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Omg… My boss has to layoff a few people in the company and I was layoff. Now I am at home panicking non-stop. How did our parents in the 90s handle this feeling of anxiety?
I know I can find a job again and I already made plans to revamp my career at 36 years old. My sector is in science and is very hard to progress or have the ability to obtain a higher salary.
I keep thinking to myself. I still have a 30 years work life. But my heart is being twist like no tomorrow with anxiety…
Netizens’ comments
- I got laid off this year too. Took it as a break to go do things I liked. I mean since ALs are usually only 14 days a year. I took 2 months to go gym and travel.
At first I was a bit lost cos suddenly I have no reason to wake up early. But then u discover u have time to try some weekday lunch promotions and suddenly life doesn’t seem so bad.
Want to also add that: like you said, you can get another job and there’s like 30 years of working left. That’s a long way to keep working. Take this time to enjoy life a little then restart again at another company (if your finances allow ofc)
I think talking to friends and exercising did help with the anxiety - Back then the company offered me a small package which worked out to ~4 months. I spent a portion of it and went on a trip. Figured there’s no point worrying about what I couldn’t change.
When I got back, spent another bunch of time/money on upgrading my skills. Found a job after ~10 months. Could have been a lot faster if I started looking right after the layoff, but I wanted to take a break.
Looking back, the layoff was actually a blessing in disguise. The company was a zombie, the industry it was in was dying and the people in it didn’t have the skills to pivot. I was actually one of the higher performers but constantly got gaslighted into accepting a lower pay than my peers.
The layoff forced me to look outside, and I realised I was reaaaallly behind in my skill set. Took ~6 months to upgrade myself before seriously starting to look for the next job.
In a much better position now, career wise. - Had my first and only layoff quite a while back, like 8 years ago. Back then an older seasoned colleague told me it’s best to get used to this feeling because it’s probably not going to be a one time thing. Just have to push on and be wiser. Never be loyal to a company.