This is just a bit of a vent. I had a cushy consulting job. Fully remote and a fairly generous salary. My manager had been talking all year about putting me up for an end of year promotion to senior consultant. On Tuesday he was talking about getting my metrics together for a submission deadline on Friday. Wednesday I was laid off. Second lay off this year. I dodged the first one and figured I was safe for a year or so at least. My manager loved me so I was good right? He didn't have a say nor a clue, it was all above his head probably based on bullshit metrics. But got to pay the investors somehow, amirite? The severance is decent and I have a support net if that doesn't last long enough but still sucks. In America, I'm lucky to even have the severance.