[firstfewshells]

Each man for himself. I'm seeing a dog eats dog mentality.

[inglor]

Here (Israel tech scene) there are a ton of initiatives to help people who were impacted by the recent layoffs. Lots of mixers with companies that are hiring, free tutoring/help and meetups. Certainly not perfect but it's very far from "dog eat dog".

[dudul]

Without going as far as "dog eats dog", I don't know if I would feel the need to socialize with laid off people if I got laid off. What would that serve? It's not like one of them is gonna be like "hey, we're hiring at my company!".

Socialize with people who have a job.

[asdff]

On the other hand, when you are laid off and looking for people to socialize with, your other laid off friends will be the most available. Nothing like taking advantage of things like discount matinee rates, happy hours you never were able to make on time with a job, or speedy efficient trips through town without traffic when you are already generating no income.

[LanceH]

Other people laid off are looking and might find something for you. They are looking for companies actively hiring.

People who have a job 1. don't have time during the day and 2. only know about their company since they aren't looking.

I would guess that even if someone had my exact skillset, I would be better off teaming up with them in the search than avoiding them. We could identify more jobs and there is a good chance one of those is looking for more than one person.

[cvhashim04]

People have networks. It’s important to leverage different networks and get help.

[plussed_reader]

Such is the way in an unorganized labor market.

[malfist]

Perhaps we should organize....

[bart_spoon]

That definitely wasn’t the case for me. I was laid off with 30% of my company several months back and the support was absolutely enormous. Tons of people reaching out on LinkedIn, leads being passed around from coworkers both laid off and still employed. I went through the interview process and had offers from 4-5 companies within 2-3 weeks. Many of my colleagues had similar experiences.

[cvhashim04]

One thing I appreciate about our industry is people tend to be generally helpful or atleast give you parting advice with no strings attached.

[culopatin]

So like it’s always been in the job market?

[PaulHoule]

Past that, why do you want to hang out with other people who are doing poorly when you could be hanging out with people who are doing better?

[galleywest200]

Being laid off does not equate to doing poorly. Some people just get cut because some people who wear suits to work seem to not care.