If you’ve been laid off before, did it change how you interview or evaluate companies? I feel like once you’ve experienced it, you start listening for completely different signals in interviews.

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That has informed some of my thinking while job searching. I was laid off when the company I worked for was acquired and a lot of us became collateral damage. That makes me think about a company's prospects more than I would have years ago.

True! It gives you something to think about

I have been laid off 6 times over 20 years and probably have a mild version of dysfunctional company PTSD. It never changed my interviewing skills but it did make me realize that my loyalty ends with the paycheck.

oof. how does that manifest in real life? you check out easily?

I agree with you. I definitely started to read reviews about companies and really evaluate why people are jumping ship. I think when you have been laid off, you definitely look at things through a different lens.

Do you think its weird when a lot of people are jumping ship?

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