How many times have you been laid off? I’m seeing a lot of people describe getting laid off 2 or 3 or even 4 times in their careers...should I just expect to get laid off every couple of years in advertising?

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You should expect and plan to be laid off. At some point. And if you don’t get laid off for a long time, like 26 years, you’re probably underpaid, or work on something so stable that anyone could do it

The good news is that the layoff is usually for the best. Most people I know who have been laid off landed somewhere much much better.

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Just dealing with my first and only layoff now, 10 years into my career

Edit- didn’t mean for this to be a reply to ACD1 but agree with everything they said

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Fired twice. It's cool. If you're doing anything worth doing some people will disagree. Some of those people can fire you. If you stick to your guns sometimes they will. And you'll just move on to somewhere that appreciates you.

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3 times. Better opportunities. Life too short dealing with a shitty boss

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