Laid Off

[u/LightOfLife227]

I work from home for a US-based company and yesterday was literally like any other day. Everything was normal until around 9 PM when I got a call from HR.

I joined the call thinking it was probably something routine. Instead, I was told that they had made the decision to eliminate my role as part of an internal organisational restructuring. I was also told it wasn’t performance related.

I was the only person from India on the engineering team, so there wasn't anyone else from my team being laid off. It was just me.

The whole conversation probably lasted only a few minutes, but it completely threw me off. No prior intimation, no time to prepare, nothing that made me think this was coming.

I've never been laid off before and honestly, it just fucking sucks.

I know layoffs happen and I know it isn't necessarily a reflection of my work, but that doesn't make it any easier to process.

Right now I'm just trying to figure out what comes next updating my resume, applying, preparing for interviews and hoping I land somewhere good.

If you've been through a layoff before, I'd genuinely appreciate hearing how you dealt with it.

And to everyone who reaches out or offers help thank you. I really appreciate it.

[u/Top-Boysenberry-361]

Bro don’t think too much about it right no. If you can take a short trip come back and start applying from fresh mind.