I was laid off once when the small company I worked for spent too many resources suing companies violating their patent and ended up running out of money. It

I was laid off once when the small company I worked for spent too many resources suing companies violating their patent and ended up running out of money. It was a blessing in disguise. I started my decade long career of remote work after this and tripled my salary as a result. I often take year long/project based contracts and need to find new work every year or so. It got me used to selling my self and going through the interview process, and I now am not as devastated when I need to find new work.