u/CorneliusTullius

I wanted to share an anecdote for what not to do. My entire team and I were laid off in January 2026 but I had a pretty decent warning that it was going to happen. Whenever coworkers asked how I was doing in the leadup, I'd shrug and smile, "Living life."

It got to such a habit of me saying that at an interview that I had post-layoff when the interviewer asked how are you doing, I mentioned "Living life." He looked a bit surprised and taken aback, and I relalised my gaff and continued on explaining, "... enjoying the wonderful weather that we have here [so on]."

My lesson for myself - don't rely on these habits - be a corporate drone and say "Good, how are you?"

Any stories from y'all?