What’s one thing you wish you had known before being laid off?

I was laid off last year, the CTC was reasonably high there (110k USD base, not practical in India ik... Maybe that's why they had to cut us off). That of course was quite a down time but I was happy that I had a lot of side projects in ...

Hi folks,

I got laid off today from a YC-backed startup (W23) citing a shift in product focus. Was part of the core team since Oct '21, initially as an intern then later converted to FTE in '22. Got a decent (30%+) increment this year. ...

Just got to know I was laid off, any personal stories or experiences you folks would like to share,

• what helped you to find the next job
• how to mentally get over it it etc,

Thanks!