Month: June 2017

Firstly, accept layoff/ job loss as a part of our life like any other. This is easier said than done, but it is necessary to accept our situation in life. Sooner the better. Secondly, the faster we get out of the victim mindset the better it would be for us.

Thirdly, get back to work. Here, we need some contemplation. Often we confuse ‘job’ with ‘work’ and get dejected when we lose our ‘job’. A ‘job’ is nothing but a set of duties/ activities assigned to a person to be accomplished within a time-frame. This is generally defined by the employer (or their HR department). There is also a designation/ position (obviously along with the remuneration) attached to this role which is where the problem begins.

The whole society views us through the prism of this designation/ position. Sadly, this may also include the family members. The more our attachment to this societal view about us, the more traumatic the job loss and difficult the coping becomes. Hence it is important to have a slight detachment with this societal view right from the times when things are good, so that when the bad days arrive the hurt is minimal.

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