I got laid off -- now what?
Two days after writing my last blog post , I got a layoff notice at work. I had asked to have a meeting with my boss about a process at work, and I thought that's what our Friday afternoon meeting would be about -- until I saw that the meeting was scheduled for only 10 minutes. Until a friend messaged to ask if I also had a 10 minute meeting. Until another co-worker messaged to ask if I had a 10 minute meeting. Until my friend messaged again to tell me about a weird interaction in which another employee asked her, out of nowhere, "So, are you looking for a new job yet?" At first, we had speculated that maybe our contracts were being extended (we were directly hired employees on six month contracts and supposed to have the option to renew, become permanent in our roles, or to move on other other roles within the company). I was catching on that this 10 minute meeting was probably a lay off notice in light of the fact that our company was talking about laying off a lot of ...