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Is it normal to be disgruntled after a layoff?

I got laid off my IT role for a biggish MSP firm, they just called some people to say they had difficult measures to take, I was one of those people..

So a month and so later, I'm still searching and I just feel bitter and jaded, I'm not getting calls back.

Is it perfectly normal for me to feel this way about companies? I'm still confident I can try to get back into it from this setback but I just feel these firms no matter what industry they are, are utterly void of any camaderie.

Am I going insane?

(TLDR - Bitter Bri'ish guy who's just asking if being infuriated with this isn't like a mental disease)

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[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

are utterly void of any camaderie

Contrary to what all these companies claim in their internal propaganda, they are not your friends, they are not your family, and you are not even a person to them - you are just a human resource. Your work shouldn't be your life or your way to "fulfill yourself" or "grow" (whatever the fuck that means). It is a way to obtain money so you can live your actual life. Never feel like you owe anything to a company.

[–] Rolando@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

However, the individual friendships you made at the workplace are often real. Stay in touch with people you know, and help each other out.

[–] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago
[–] folkrav@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

This. I’ve been laid off at the beginning of the month as well. Three of the four interview leads I have right now are through references from old colleagues I’ve enjoyed working with and never completely lost contact. Not necessarily friends, but people you know are pleasant coworkers or have good judgement is more than enough.

All other companies I’ve applied to have either completely ghosted or rejected me pretty damn quickly despite being rather senior. This market is the worst we’ve seen in this field in a long while…

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

Yup. At one point, I was loyal to a fault. Always in early, staying late, helping out when no one else would. Turns out none of that is as important as sales, so they taught the salesmen my job, and let me go a month before Christmas.

Haven't put up with bullshit or given any extra since.