Developers · Updated 23 Oct, 04:01 pm IST

Tech worker recounts sudden layoff on August 18 and post-illness struggles

Why it matters for readers: Provides a firsthand account of how layoffs and illness can overlap and affect someone's daily life.

The author was invited into an unusual 1:1 on the morning of August 18 and was told the company was restructuring and they were being let go.1
Because they were still in a six-month probation period, they were placed on paid leave for two weeks and then would be out of the job.1
Shortly after the layoff, they became ill with symptoms they believe were Covid, including low energy, joint pain and a lingering cough.1
The illness appears to have triggered their existing autoimmune condition, causing severe fatigue and loss of appetite that lasted several weeks.1

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