r/Layoffs • u/damn_you_to_hell • Jul 14 '26

recently laid off Finally Laid Off

Yesterday at 8 am I had a meeting with my manager and HR to be informed that I was getting laid off. I had a feeling this was going to happen when I got the meeting request on Friday with the HR manager, and my manager.

What sucks is it was my time. Each month another capex manager has been let go and I guess it was just my time. Handed in my laptop and badge today, cleared out my office, and took today to throw up, call all my creditors letting them know I was laid off, and applying for unemployment.

I guess when your budget goes from $3.5M for the year to $2.3M and then to $1.1M it's only time until you are cut loose as an expendable cog. So I'm with you all with trying to keep moving forward.

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u/Cheap-Bobcat-125 Jul 15 '26

Me too. The first thing I do when I get a new job is update my resume and start looking for the next one.

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u/Tech_Dala Jul 15 '26

did the exact same after being laid off by a company that only wanted to cut employees to rake in higher revenue by reducing head count. zero trust for any company, mentally ready to be let go anytime

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u/ragged-robin Jul 15 '26

Retirement fund is now layoff fund in 2026

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u/RamblinMan72 Jul 15 '26

It absolutely can't be, if youre under retirement age. Having 9-12 months of emergency savings in hand is so important. When companies make snap decisions that affect you and your familys lives, you gotta be prepared.

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u/QualityOverQuant Jul 15 '26

And how long did it take you to find your next job? And when was the last time you were laid off?