GoKawiilPersonal essay: tech worker describes job loss and autoimmune flare-up
The author recounts being laid off from a tech job on 18 August during a company restructuring, after being called into an unexpected 1:1 meeting and given until lunch to say goodbyes. Still in a probation period, they received two weeks of paid leave before becoming unemployed for the first time in about ten years. Soon after, they fell ill with suspected Covid, which triggered a pre-existing autoimmune condition, leading to weeks of exhaustion before cortisone treatment brought relief.