The first layoff is always the worst. You'll treat future gigs as transactional and be better for it. The younger you're laid off the sooner you'll learn this.
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My first layoff was rough. It was in '00 and I was 21, so I didn't have too many obligations.
My second layoff was in '23 and I was 44 with kids and a mortgage. It hit me a lot harder.
My third was in '24, but I had learned my lessons and had positioned myself better, so I wasn't as badly affected.