Unpopular Opinion: Please don't cry for work after layoff, talk why you should be hired

Please don’t cry why the other party is does not deserve to be the ruling party, instead talk about why your favourite party deserves to win the the elections. Please don’t cray after a local goon illegally occupies the property you bought with your hard earned money, instead talk about why you deserve to be the rightful owner of that property. Please don’t cry when your wife/husband abuses you, instead talk about why you deserve not to be abused. I hope you and people with similar thinking get the message. Sometimes you get treated they way you don’t deserve to be treated. A layoff doesn’t mean you are not good at what you do, there are variables, internal politics, mediocre managers safeguarding mediocre talent due to their personal connections. So, let people cry, dil halka hota hai usse.

My company got shutdown last year August and i got scared like hell. I even posted in grapevine. They told me this news one month before they close the company. And they told me they will give only half salary for that month. I got devastated and I was scared. Then i calmed myself and i took two days break. Cleared all the things from my mind and i started applying for other startups. Within two i had two offers, i took the latter offer and im working still in that company. So far i love it and i asked them that i will work only in remote as the company is in pune. They allowed me because of my skills. All the other people moved from blr to Pune they made exception for me. So i guess if you have good skills you can use it as a leverage for you. Just hone your skills

A layoff is hard for anyone to go through, so please be sympathetic when you can

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It is difficult to accept being laid off because the first thing that comes to mind is that Am I just not Good Enough? Secondly everyone else be it family and friends are busy in their lives and their own problems that they give hardly anytime to yours. I think we must be empathetic on such situations. I have been through one layoff and I was lucky to get a good role a couple of months later in a good company with a nice team. However it took a good toll on my mental health as well.