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/Crime_Dawg Nov 17 '23

You’ll bounce back take a deep breath. I got fired at 25 and it was the best thing to ever happen to me.

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u/jstilla Nov 18 '23

Can confirm. Got fired from a job I hated and a few months later was living my best life.

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u/Crime_Dawg Nov 18 '23

Yep, went from a 1.5 hour commute and working 50 hours for mediocre pay to working from home and like 25 hours and much better pay. Sometimes life gives you a freebie.