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[quote=Anonymous]Hey OP. I got laid off without warning back in November. Really blindsided me (nothing like walking into a previously scheduled meeting with your boss upon returning from vacation and being told you need to go pack up your office). For me, I hated my job, hated most of the people I worked with and knew that wasn't the field that I wanted to be in, but I had felt stuck for years because I was making decent money and really good benefits and ditching it all seemed so scary. But the decision got made for me. I cried about it. I got angry. And then I embraced the fact (despite the really shitty and pitifully small severance) that I was FINALLY free to go after what I wanted.

I was fortunate enough to have a connection with someone in the field my degree is in and who just happened to be hiring. I took a MASSIVE pay cut. But ohmigod, my mental health is so much better. I finally feel like I'm using my degree and really enjoy what I do. It will take years to get back to my old salary, but it's was absolutely worth it to me.[/quote]

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