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by playoff_burner 1286 days ago
I was affected by this layoff and also don't understand the acid.

It's abrupt, for sure, but the writing's been on the wall for months (our internal Blind even called that these would happen before the December holidays). I'm sure I'll be a little sad tomorrow or next week when this really hits, but for now looking at it numbly and rationally I don't see what else I would expect, though I can see how this would be especially troubling for H-1B colleagues.

As far as surprise layoffs go, without sharing internal details, this one still has a strong human touch.

(Feel free to ask questions or provide suggestions- this is new for me. I might use this burner to Not Think About It for a while.)

EDIT: Read the other replies. This sounds really bad for people on visas.