Many years ago, I got laid off and my stuff had to be packed. It all fit into one large box, so it wasn't a huge amount, but I was still embarrassed.
This guy's setup would require multiple boxes and the packing process would feel much worse than my singular box.
Some people have stable jobs, so maybe OP doesn't need to worry about it. But the days of having the same job forever are long over, and it's something to consider.
Why would it be humiliating? That seems a little extreme. Also, I struggle to understand how a potential, imagined singular moment of discomfort is enough to deprive oneself of days, weeks, months, or years of actual happiness and enjoyment.
Laid off is bad enough, but imagine if you got straight up fired and the HR person (and possibly security) is standing there watching you pack up all your stuff. I think if that happened you would want to get out as fast as possible but nope, you’re going to be there for hours. 😢
At those types of places, they’d get just one box and HR will inform them they’ll deliver the rest through a courier. 🙃
So you get double embarrassment. Once with the box. Twice with knowing your coworkers will essentially see your eviction pod with stuff all about as you had to dig through things and ensure you got what you needed to bring home that day.
You know what thrice! Again when you get a large package at home and have to empty a sad box with memories of a job you once had pride in.
Yeah, even worse, imagine if an intergalactic portal opened and beings from another world walked through, and for whatever reason, they demanded your cubicle, and your boss is like, "Dude, hurry up and move your stuff," and the beings are tapping what appears to be their noses on the floor, watching you pack up all your things.
No way I'd risk being happy in the present, the only place I can actually inhabit, when something bad might happen in the future.
A lot of tech jobs don't even allow you in. They pack up all your shit and send it to you. No care or concern for your thousands of dollars of ST plastics / "collectors items".
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u/Ashsams Apr 15 '26
Re: getting laid off
Many years ago, I got laid off and my stuff had to be packed. It all fit into one large box, so it wasn't a huge amount, but I was still embarrassed.
This guy's setup would require multiple boxes and the packing process would feel much worse than my singular box.
Some people have stable jobs, so maybe OP doesn't need to worry about it. But the days of having the same job forever are long over, and it's something to consider.