In my experience, one of the most confusing and uncomfortable things you can do to an employer is be super cheerful and chipper through the whole laying-off shitshow... they expected tears and anger and a sense of loss from me because they were valuable to their employees, right? Instead, I was happy to be leaving, like I didn't care about being part of their organization at all.
I had a job where I was burnt out, frustrated, and utterly fed up. I wanted to get out and start my own business...management just kind of lost the plot. I beamed when a manager gave me the bad news, and... they expected tears and anger and a sense of loss from me because they were valuable to their employees, right? Instead, I was happy to be leaving, like I didn't care about being part of their organization at all.
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