What would you do if you suddenly got laid off from work? Maybe panic a bit? Wallow in self-pity? Find support in friends and family? Start looking for a new job? It’s a horrible thing to go through, especially if you have bills to pay and people depending on you. But it happens often. Around 1.5 million Americans are laid off every month, according to some statistics.
One person’s world was turned upside down when they lost their job via a short Zoom call. Not knowing what to do, the person spent the next few months in denial. Keeping up appearances and pretending to be gainfully employed. They treated the layoff as a dirty little secret, going as far as creating fake LinkedIn posts. Everything changed when a recruiter spotted their lies.
