Alex Rivera
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Hi Marcus, I was laid off last month and honestly I'm struggling to stay positive. Everyone keeps saying 'it's an opportunity' but it just feels like the rug was pulled out from under me.
Yesterday 3:14 PMI hear you. And honestly? Telling someone who just lost their job 'it's an opportunity' is one of the unhelpful things people say. Let the grief be grief first. I was a wreck for 2 months after my layoff.
Yesterday 3:22 PMThat actually really helps to hear. Can I ask — how long did it take before things started to feel okay again?
Yesterday 4:05 PMHonest answer: about 6 weeks before I felt human again, 4 months before I felt excited. But the key shift was stopping the job hunt for 2 weeks and asking myself what I actually wanted — not what seemed 'safe'. What did your job mean to you beyond the paycheck?
Yesterday 4:18 PMWow I hadn't thought about it that way. I think... it gave me structure and identity. Without it I feel kind of invisible.
10:02 AMThat's a great reframe. Remember — uncertainty is where possibility lives.
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