“The Upside of Being Laid Off? Ok, whoever wrote this article must be a paid actor for my old company.” Or maybe you aren’t thinking exactly that, but something to that effect when you read the title of this article. I get it. Trying to put a positive spin on something that upends your entire life sounds like a corporate HR manager putting a happy spin on awful news that you know is BS.

Sometime in late 2020, I found myself becoming more and more frustrated with looking through my social media feeds. Here I was, stuck at home after having to cancel multiple international trips that year (that darn Coronavirus), while looking at a feed filled with influencers who were still taking lavish vacations that apparently ignored every social distancing rule. I was beyond irritated. I was scrolling through my phone trying to understand why I was out all of this money