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Maddy's avatar

Girlll this happened to me too!! Graduated, worked for 3 months BAM laid off (consulting too smh). It sucks, but this post is so validating. I resonate so much with this <3

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Sophia's avatar

Ughhh I’m so sorry this happened to you too!! Sending you love and strength <3

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Ari's avatar

I've been laid off too and man it is such a jarring experience. Coming to the point where we can separate our worth from our career is so important, because these events are sadly out of our control. Thanks so much for sharing your experience, Sophia!

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Sophia's avatar

totally! Sounds like you have a great perspective—thanks for reading.

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unpacking my thoughts's avatar

I really liked your post! I’ve been through more or less the same thing, but the company went bankrupt and I went through all the stages, like you!

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Sophia's avatar

Thank you for sharing--I'm so sorry to hear that! That must've been really difficult to go through. I’m glad the post resonated with you, and I hope you’ve been able to find some solid footing since then. 💛

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Stackbie's avatar

Loved this post! It takes courage to write about something painful, and unfortunately lay-offs are becoming more and more common in the world today, which absolutely sucks. Sending you best wishes, and know you will get through this!!

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Stackbie's avatar

Subscribing-would love to support each other.

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Sophia's avatar

Thank you for your kind words!

And yes, I would love to support you too! Subscribing now :)

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Courtney's avatar

I appreciate so much you writing this as this was me in 2023. I felt this way down to a T. It's hard for anyone to relate unless they've been there and I think that was the hardest. Without a job I felt invisible to people, like employment is the only identity we have. It's still hard getting over that feeling of limbo even still!

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Sophia's avatar

Thank you so much for sharing your story! It means so much to me that my post resonated with you. That lingering feeling of limbo is so real, and I hope you know that you are not alone in this. <3

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Sophia's avatar

Thank you for reading and sharing your story! <3

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