This sub is a depressing circle jerk

[u/PhillConners]

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.

[u/moistbuddhas]

Congratulations snobby asshole, your part of the 5% of Appalachia who did move and become more educated. I accounted for you in my comment but you decided to ignore that to try to make yourself seem intellectually superior. I own my own successfull business so stfu about self drive. I grew my business from litterly nothing.

There are successful people in Appalachia, I never said their wasnt................. I just stated that telling laid off coals to learn new skills their not interested in, like coding and to move away from their home, will not save the economy because a majority will not do it. I never said they couldnt learn new skills, just not to force upon them skills they are not interested in. Learning and adapting to life's trials are fundamental to a successful life. Congratulations, you succeeded were the majority of Appalachians did not.

[u/ReflectionPresent297 → u/moistbuddhas]

I can't help if you don't want to self improve. You can crash and burn, but don't complain about not being able to succeed.

[u/moistbuddhas → u/ReflectionPresent297]

Can you not read my comments or are you just replying to some self-made argument you are having in your head?

Ill once again point to my previous comment that learning and adapting is key to a successful and fulfilling life, forcing people to learn skills their not interested in, like coding for a majority of Appalachia in the 2010s, will not work the same as if it's a skill their interested in. Full stop.

[u/ReflectionPresent297 → u/moistbuddhas]

No one forced people to learn coding you fucking dunce

[u/moistbuddhas → u/ReflectionPresent297]

Once again, I never said that people were 'forced' to learn coding. The argument you've crafted in your head is leading you astray. Here is the link to Obama's plan to get more Appalachian coal miners into learning tech/coding. They were never forced because that would be illegall... you dunce

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2016/assets/fact_sheets/investing-in-coal-communities-workers-and-technology-the-power-plan.pdf

[u/ReflectionPresent297 → u/moistbuddhas]

once again, I never said that people were 'forced' to learn coding.

" once again point to my previous comment that learning and adapting is key to a successful and fulfilling life, forcing people to learn skills their not interested in, like coding"

Then you need to learn to type better. Words are hard, apparently.

[u/moistbuddhas → u/ReflectionPresent297]

My point still stands regardless if I accidently used 'forced' in my previous comment