Have you kept in touch with any of the people still at the company you were let go from? If so, has there been any awkwardness around them getting to keep their jobs when you've been laid off?

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There were a few people I was friends with and still have kept in touch with. I guess it was a little awkward, but they were more than helpful throughout the process. We all knew it could have been any one of us, just so happened to be me this time. They were supportive and more than willing to give a good reference!

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That's great to hear they were supportive! I think the fact that it truly could happen to anyone at any time is super important to remember when maintaining those friendships.

I'm in touch with a few former coworkers who are still hanging on at the company. They tend to be people with whom I share a sense of humor, and we've definitely engaged in some dark humor in the past few months. I wasn't bitter about any of my coworkers, really. The things I would disagree with were decided in offices where I've never been.

That's good to hear there isn't any bitterness there! I also kept in touch with a select few from my old team, but there was one individual who totally cut off myself and the other laid off people, it was very weird.

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