This literally happens every single time there is a big layoff announcement on HN; at this point it's completely predictable. People love these stories as a place to vent (not that I necessarily blame them), but I do find that these kind of stories always attract the lowest quality comments. E.g. "Why hasn't the CEO committed harakiri!" Which is always a bit sad to me because I think the biggest mistake (especially in highly paid industries) is to think that a layoff is the end of the world and the absolute worse possible thing that can happen to someone.
we've seen so many of these stories, the same narratives (which are just that. words, not actions nor plans), and no further insight on their real reasons.
What is there to say or inquire about? The human element is way more important.
>to think that a layoff is the end of the world and the absolute worse possible thing that can happen to someone.
Short of sickness or death of a loved one, I struggle to think of anything worse than losing my livelihood out of nowhere.
I guess if I owned a house and it burned down? I can insure that at least. Job insurance seems to be dead these days.
Car accident? if no one was hurt that's much less worse. I can rent a car until insurance figures itself out.
What kind of dismissal is this? Have you ever been laid off? I'm genuinely wondering what your mindset here is when you made this comment.
