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by sloaken 874 days ago
Follow up note: It also depends on what country you are in.

For IT people in the USA you can look at this site: https://www.statista.com/statistics/199995/rates-of-jobless-...

I assume most people who believe it is brutal out there are looking for a job and were laid off. Being laid off is EXTREMELY PAINFUL. We were never taught how to handle it. For most people, myself twice, it was a horrible surprise.