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Not getting laid off, being handed someone else’s job on top of yours, and being told “just be glad you’re still here!” is terrible. Sometimes getting laid off

Not getting laid off, being handed someone else’s job on top of yours, and being told “just be glad you’re still here!” is terrible. Sometimes getting laid off from a company that’s floundering (with personal finances in order enough to be able to handle it) can be a blessing.

kabdib 4y ago
I've been in a couple of companies that went under, and had held serial layoffs. (For example, when I started at Atari in 1982 there were perhaps 4,000 employees, and when I resigned about five years later there were less than 200). Towards the end you start to wonder who the lucky ones really are. Not kidding.
- Volundr 4y ago
  I worked for a company for 3 years after half my team was laid off. In hindsight I clearly should've quit, but yeah the folks laid off and collecting that severance were definitely the lucky ones.
- jonny_eh 4y ago
  And those laid off last, get the least severance (if any).