Is it normal to be disgruntled after a layoff?
I got laid off my IT role for a biggish MSP firm, they just called some people to say they had difficult measures to take, I was one of those people…
So a month and so later, I’m still searching and I just feel bitter and jaded, I’m not getting calls back.
Is it perfectly normal for me to feel this way about companies? I’m still confident I can try to get back into it from this setback but I just feel these firms no matter what industry they are, are utterly void of any camaderie.
Am I going insane?
(TLDR - Bitter Bri’ish guy who’s just asking if being infuriated with this isn’t like a mental disease)
Stiff upper lip. (Couldn’t resist lol)
No, it’s perfectly normal to feel disgruntled or defeated after a setback like that. That said, do try not to dwell on those feelings and find time to do something that brings you joy.
Dunno if job searching is as bad in the UK as it is in the US (thankfully haven’t had to go through that recently), but from what I’ve heard it can be a nightmare with all the AI nonsense and filtering you have to jump through to even talk to a person.
It’ll definitely pass, and it’s okay to feel that way, just don’t let it consume you.