Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again

Re:Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again by nrclark on Monday January 27, 2025 @12:15PM (#42843327)

I was never really concerned about the ethics, but was more worried that I'd be personally liable for it. I kept thinking about the VW emissions scandal, where the engineer that implemented it was given prison time.

In hindsight, it was probably a stupid thing for me to worry about. I also never should have expected that I'd be able to change the director's mind by refusing to do what he said.

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Re:Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again by horrible-hilde on Monday January 27, 2025 @12:24PM (#42843434)

you absolutely did the right thing. Are you doing well now?

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Re:Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again by nrclark on Monday January 27, 2025 @12:29PM (#42843494)

Yes, I bounced back.

Getting soft-fired really shook me, and it was a hit to my self-confidence. I did learn some valuable life-lessons from it though, and including that nobody should ignore office politics.

Afterwards, I found a job that was a much better fit. That next job changed the direction of my career, and I'm very happy with where I am now.

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Re:Once You're Laid Off, You'll Never Be the Same Again by dijit on Monday January 27, 2025 @09:29PM (#42848263)

> In hindsight, it was probably a stupid thing for me to worry about.

Wrong take.

You did the right thing. Fuck that guy.

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