Hi. My company has been doing system wide layoffs for about 6 months now. In hindsight I should have started applying from then but I didn't think it would continue. Low and behold I was finally on the chopping block today. They sent a meeting invitation around 6pm last night from someone I've never heard of with no company branding. I ignored it because I thought it was spam. Then I lose access to all systems this morning. I text my supervisor who tells me to email some other company alias. Their email states my position was eliminated effective immediately and i would receive a fedex package with a separation agreement and additional information. I just bought a car which took some of my savings, and tanked more savings into a big vacation I've been planning for years. I actually just paid for the flight yesterday afternoon. I'm absolutely, royally fricked. My mom has also been unemployed for the same reason since about June or so. I won't have any help from her and I'm absolutely terrified of losing everything.
Can anyone help with next steps? I live in Maryland. I'm a bit too shocked to think straight but I don't want to waste time. I'm really just trying not to cry at this point.
TLDR: Laid off from job, low savings, and panicking. Advice?
The layoff notice she got after skipping the meeting
A post from her 5 years ago:
110000k in student loans and a 70mile/day commute to work with no car - budget help wanted
Finally, her bird she posts a lot about.
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what the frick lol
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Mine was 60 miles one way for a few years to a rural area with about a 1h10ish min drive. It was absolute cancer and I wanted to kms.
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I've done it, but I'm not an office drone. I can't imagine commuting that far to a desk
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it happens if you live somewhere where everything is far apart. i used to do 90 miles a day to commute to college.
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70 or 90 miles round trip isn't thaaat bad if it's basically all highway. I was thinking it's 90 miles to the workplace itself.
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