If those 300 employees weren't one trick ponies or people who got their job solely based on some variant of nepotism, I'm sure they'll land on their feet. Peop

If those 300 employees weren't one trick ponies or people who got their job solely based on some variant of nepotism, I'm sure they'll land on their feet. People with marketable job skills don't need to put up with abusive bosses. If you don't have marketable job skills, you didn't have life figured out. Likewise, if you had job skills, but didn't keep them updated to track the changing market, you didn't have life figured out. If everything was going great, and you suffered some disability that precludes your ability to properly support yourself (but strangely doesn't qualify you for disability benefits), you have my full sympathy. I don't think this case is very common though.