The office used to feel like a second home. The coffee was predictable, the hallway banter familiar, and the promise of “work hard and you’ll be taken care of” felt as solid as the building itself. But lately, that illusion has cracked wide open. Across industries, layoffs are dropping with little warning, severing long-term relationships between employers and employees in a single calendar invite.
For many men, especially those raised on the idea that loyalty equals stability, this shift isn’t just economic — it’s deeply personal.
