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Most people are focusing on career advice, but it sounds like you’re also looking for some psychological reassurance. In that case, the best advice I can give i

Most people are focusing on career advice, but it sounds like you’re also looking for some psychological reassurance. In that case, the best advice I can give is to avoid letting this affect your view of yourself. It’s easy to forget that we are more than our careers or our jobs. How will you feel about this firing 50 years from now? This is also why it’s inportant to have a balanced lifestyle. If the only focus of your life is your career, then getting fired is devastating. But if you have other things in your life — hobbies, friends, a relationship — you have those to fall back to when something goes wrong with work.

throwaway78901 9y ago
> This is also why it’s inportant to have a balanced lifestyle. If the only focus of your life is your career, then getting fired is devastating. Amen. I made a concerted effort to round out my life outside of work because I've been so unhappy there--joined a sports league, made friends from lots of industries (not just tech), new relationship...these were quite hard given my introverted nature but man am I thankful I have them now. Thanks for your input.