Being let go is never fun, but it’s possible to leave a company—or beterminated—without burning bridges. That is if both sides are on the same page about it.
This redditormight have reacted differently to being let go if it wasn’t handled the way that it was. Having received no sympathy, no acknowledgment, nor a severance package, for that matter, the employee decided toburn the bridgeat their end after all, and left without having revealed important information that the company needed.
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For this employee, being let go came completely out of the blue
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According to this year’s data, one in three workers experience layoff anxiety
Being let go from a job can seriously shake up a person’s world. Losing a source of income, especially if they have other people depending on them, can not only compromise their financial stability, but unlock new levels of worry, due to the uncertainty unemployment brings. As professor and expert on workforce and unemployment policy at Rutgers University,Dr. Carl Van Horn noted, “Losing a job and being unemployed for a long period of time is a psychological trauma and a financial trauma, and the two are closely intertwined.”
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For many, fears over job safety add to an already extensive list of everyday worries
Some people might not know what layoff anxiety feels like, especially if, like the OP, they did not see the layoff coming. A nationwidesurvey from 2022found that as much as three in four workers in the US have been let go with no warning beforehand. To make matters worse, only one in three of the laid-off workers received severance pay.
It’s safe to assume that being let go without a warning can be equally—if not more—stressfulthan experiencing layoff anxiety, especially when it adds to the never-ending list of worries people experience on a daily basis.
Dr. Gillihan shared that when trying to manage stress, he relies on three research-based methods coming from mindful cognitive behavioral therapy (MCBT) that he refers to as “Think Act Be.”
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Fellow netizens sided with the employee, they didn’t think the person was in the wrong here
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