Received notice this week and the sheer relief has been bigger than expected. I had some good times and met some really great people but the bad outweighed the good. I never played the game and my career paid the price but I never had trouble looking at myself in the mirror. No more BS ranking system that encouraged people to forget their morals, no more backstabby coworkers, no more management who are either clueless and weak or liars (not sure which is worse but they both hurt you all the same).
Taking my severance and running towards the light because it’s not a train.
I wish everyone who were also laid off the best of luck. May you turn this bump in the road into an opportunity for something so much better. Be happy.