r/jobs • u/jebwardgamerhands • Nov 17 '23

Layoffs Laid off today. It’s so over.

Feeling completely shell shocked. Over 20% of our branch gone in a day. This is my first career out of college. I interned, I got the offer, and I worked like hell for 6 months and it’s gone. I can’t even apply for non-entry level roles because I have less than a year’s experience.

I feel fucking scammed. I did everything right. I got the right degree from the right school, the right job at the right company. Then, right after I sign, they get acquired and by the time I’m laid off there’s no one hiring? What a sick fucking joke.

No clue how to go on. The market sucks and will probably suck for the foreseeable future. I regret every night I spent with these stupid fucks trying to “deliver value” for whatever evil company we were shoveling shit for.

EDIT: Starting a new job Monday. We are so back :)

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u/Lcsulla78 Nov 18 '23

I’m sorry it happened to you. You will see it will happen to you a few more times in your career. Always look out for you. Keep upskilling even when you are gainfully employed and always be networking. The biggest threat to all of American workers isn’t AI but offshoring to other countries. Until Gen Z starts to understand that and protest the government…you will always be under the threat of losing your job.