May 26th, 2023. (Friday) I got laid off recently. It was a bit of a shock when I heard about it. I was a high performer in the finance space: I was in a management position, my reviews were always good, and I got consistent raises. I was part of the fourth or fifth round of layoffs my company was experiencing (it's hard to keep up at this rate), and I always figured one day it might be me. Well, this time it was. Fourteen years is a good run without someone somewhere giving you the boot. It's...