My husband (also works in the industry) just got laid off. And I’m a freelancer. So much for our plan to start a family soon.

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I’m so sorry. That’s so stressful. I hope you both find something soon.

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I’m on the fence about getting pregnant before there’s a vaccine. Is that what you were planning? I still want to try.

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We had been planning on starting to try earlier this year, and then Covid hit so we were going to put it off until this fall. Now everything is up in the air.

I know there’s never a perfect time to have a baby, but everything just kind of sucks right now.

My partner got laid off a month after I found out I was pregnant. It was very stressful at the time. Six years later, he’s still a stay at home dad and it is truly the best. We don’t have a fancy lifestyle, but there are a lot of surprising benefits. Just wanted to give you a little hope that you can do things your way, even if that means making temporary sacrifices.

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I’m sending you a virtual hug of support!!

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Sending you positive vibes. This too shall pass. There is always a master plan behind it allz

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Fingers crossed Biden wins and universal healthcare becomes a reality. It’s crazy affordable health insurance is linked to employers.

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Hasn't he said he's against universal healthcare? During the pandemic?

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Is this a good time to join HP? As they have recently announced 6000 layoffs in 2 years.

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Anyone got piped in Amazon.

How much severance money on get in case of pip?

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Follow up post to my last post…My husband was laid off from the company where I also work. I am feeling really isolated / depressed about working and moving forward. I’m also getting to a stage where I’m really sad that people haven’t reached out to either my husband or myself to send well wishes or provide support. It’s like they don’t know what to say or I make them feel awkward so they don’t bother…I’m trying to focus on a few that have been supportive but it’s hard…Any words of advice? 😞

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