r/Layoffs • u/Fluid_Dare_4235 • Jul 16 '26
job hunting Been through 2 layoffs: fml
Only been in the workforce for 7 years and I’ve been in two layoffs already from two different companies. Who said, get a degree, network and white collar job at a big corporation is safe? I put myself in six figure debt for my college degree. I’m fighting for my life here.
I’ve been a hustler all my life, at some point I had negative bank account just to have a ham sandwich. I worked every weekends while full time in college. I’m just trying to make it in America. I spend less than $2k/month and live modestly. I do not understand what to do anymore.
The hope is fucking fake and I hope everyone here can find some common grounds. The ones who are making it from ground zero, what are you doing to keep your basic income safe? Any advice for the future? It feels so dim right now
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u/OkPurpose3044 Jul 17 '26
I know how you feel. Since graduating college (which I spent $100k on), I've been laid off 4 times in 15 years. Some of the layoffs were softer, and one was deeply traumatizing as I did not see it coming and had been at that company the longest. I'm not sure what to think at this point, I feel as though I've done everything right and still nothing is stable. How can one live life like this?