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[quote=Anonymous]A year ago I was laid off and I spent a year unemployed. 
It was mostly out of choice. I was lucky enough to receive unemployment and a modest side hustle that was fulfilling. However, most of my year of dormancy was because I've actually worked in very good companies. It's because I've had good work experience that the last job was so particularly traumatic - the practice was bad, the boss had a lot of issues, his business partner of 40 years doesn't even talk to him and the colleagues all were sycophants to his enormous and insecure ego. It was depressing.
Even though I was assured it would never happen, I suspected the main client would not renew the contract because my boss was such a bad service provider. This was indeed the outcome and many people were laid off. I was there only a year and despite feeling bad about the loss of income, the severance came as a relief.
It was a traumatic job experience but, again, I think it is because I have had good workplace experiences before this. Before I even accepted that job I knew it all felt wrong so this past year was spent not being desperate and accepting the small projects that made good sense. 
I don't know what to say OP, I'm still trying to figure it out too.[/quote]

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