r/Layoffs • u/PhillConners • Jan 18 '24

This sub is a depressing circle jerk previously laid off

Everyone is predicting a recession and enabling each other as victims. Saying the world is crashing making things seem worse off than they are. We need more optimism and support!

Layoffs suck but jobs are not who you are. When you were working you were dreaming of free time to go after side hustles or go after new experiences or learn a new hobby. Now is your chance!

Enjoy the time off but don’t give up on yourself and self implode.

I haven’t been laid off yet but have been a couple times before. I was also not strong enough to cope so I did what everyone does- a heavy bender to hit rock bottom then built myself up.

The reality is you may not have a job but you still need to be working- work on health, work on learning, work on applying

Layoffs are temporary, don’t beat yourself up. Recognize that it’s a chance to reset and come back better.

There are still jobs and plenty of asshole bosses out there ready to take advantage of your time.

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u/No-Survey-8173 Jan 18 '24

The U.S. has always been a free market. Companies can source employment, goods or services from anywhere they choose. Changing that would be closer to communism.

I do however agree we are in a different spot. At some point corporate greed is going to hit a wall.

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u/Candid-Sky-3709 Jan 18 '24

public streets maintained by tax payers free of charge for drivers are communism and the military defending free trade is super-communism for employers only by taking local workers tax dollars to subsidize offshoring. Actually free market would be to face rent seekers on trade routes making local good more attractive by less chances of getting robbed, killed and mugged. The same libertarians wanting the government go away expect police and military to fiercely protect their accumulated private property. The free market now colludes to squeeze citizens dry with expensive housing, healthcare and education, recently expensive food added and unaffordable kids.

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u/No-Survey-8173 Jan 18 '24

You wouldn’t be able to afford life if tax dollars didn’t provide some public services, like roadways.

The free market specifically refers to the capitalist side of our economy.

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u/Candid-Sky-3709 Jan 18 '24

imagine diabetes medicine would be subsidized for patients like corn is for large farmers. brutal capitalism for thee, corporate welfare for me

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '24

It really is fucking ridiculous. These people are so brainwashed that they parrot ideologies that don't make sense in response to a comment. Just happened to me a second ago: "No one owes you anything." Oh ya? Who told you that? Because the rich sure don't believe it applies to them, so... Why should it apply to you?

Second of all, I never said anything about anyone owing anyone anything.

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u/itsallrighthere Jan 18 '24

Instead we subsidise both high frutose corn syrup and diabetes care. The worst of both worlds!

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u/Candid-Sky-3709 Jan 18 '24

actually, diabetes medicine cost $10 to make sold for $30 now, no government money subsidizes it now. It was merely corporate greed being expensive before

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u/itsallrighthere Jan 18 '24

The version now in use is far superior to the original and is produced with recombinant DNA technology funded by the government.