r/jobs • u/Whole_Relief8299 • 3d ago

Layoffs Just got laid off via text

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I’ve been crying so much over this. I genuinely can’t believe how heartless some people can be…

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u/fcghp666 3d ago

It’s cool for like, 2 weeks. After that it starts to drag on you mentally

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u/Influence_X 3d ago

It didn't drag on me for at least 4 months

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u/lbcatlady 3d ago

How can you live off of it?

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u/Influence_X 3d ago

I didn't, my life slowly collapsed until I had to move back in with my mother, I was unemployed for 9 months.

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u/lbcatlady 3d ago

I'm sorry to hear that. I had to sell a lot of mybelongings on eBay and find temp work. It can take 2 months of hard-core applications to get something here in So Cal.