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I sincerely thought I was going to be laid off today. I've been reading all the articles leaking the details. I was at the town hall where they were announced last month. I saw the email this morning saying today was the day. Then I got the "team update" meeting with my boss's boss, and his boss as
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well.
I've been through these rituals before, so today I decided to be as strong as possible, so I went in with a smirk. Thinking something like:

"I know what this meeting's about. Let's rip the band aid off"

It's just me and my boss's boss. His boss is still connecting, but anyhow, my boss's
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boss smiles at me and goes, "first things first, you're keeping your job. you're not laid off..."

I honestly did not prepare for this outcome. But yeah. I wasn't laid off.
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Oh I am very relieved to not have been laid off. My boss, however, was let go. And I'm sad about that. She was a very good boss. Kind, too. So rare.
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Very rare. That does indeed suck.
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