this post was submitted on 21 Sep 2023
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[–] [email protected] 38 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just wait until they hit their first layoff. I still remember mine...I had to console the person that came to get me and bring me to "the room". The dot Com bust was well underway, I saw it coming from a mile away. I was prepared. She was not. She had done this to 4 other people before me that morning and was having a hard time with it. I knew by the look on her face what was happening before she even said anything. My manager was a dick about it, but I still felt bad for her more than myself.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really would have liked being a fly on the wall watching a firee console the firer.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Happened to me. Got laid off from my dream job and my manager was holding back tears as much as I was.

I felt bad for him for awhile, but ultimately realized he was still the one that chose me over others to let go just because I was last in the door (nevermind that I uprooted and moved halfway across the country for that job).

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

That sucks man. Sorry that happened to you. I hope you're doing ok today though, sending good vibes 🫂

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Almost 12 months since I was laid off! Dozens of companies I've had 5-7 step interviews with. Don't worry, it gets worse.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Got any more of them pixels?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They did, but Lemmy said "That image is too large!"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Capitalism baby! That's all the pixels they'd sell me.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

This isn't even that bad. It's the small af text in the caption on the bottom panel that's the problem.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)