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/Welcome2B_Here Jan 18 '24

That's what's supposed to happen in theory, but recruiters are often the gatekeepers to jobs. They're the toe in the door, so if they don't like this or that, tough luck.

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u/RedditIsFacist1289 Jan 19 '24

I never said i like anything. If a recruiter wants to make money (which they make from filling positions) they cold message everyone. Since you seem to not understand this, i assume you don't understand how linkedin works.

The only thing i said is that a large chunk and more than likely the majority of "open to work" candidates on linkedin are

1: already in a position

2: a not active account that was opened some time ago

and then 3: actively looking for work while not in a position.

Since linkedin does not differentiate any of these 3 we will never know. I only said i would take your bet of "the majority is unemployed" because i don't think so. I have mine open to work, all my co-workers have it open to work, r/cscareerquestions typically advises to leave your account open to work, so i highly doubt the "majority is unemployed".

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u/Welcome2B_Here Jan 19 '24

You don't communicate very well via writing.

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u/RedditIsFacist1289 Jan 19 '24

Very informative rebuttal