throwaway78901

> This is also why it’s inportant to have a balanced lifestyle. If the only focus of your life is your career, then getting fired is devastating.

Amen. I made a concerted effort to round out my life outside of work because I've been so unhappy there--joined a sports league, made friends from lots of industries (not just tech), new relationship...these were quite hard given my introverted nature but man am I thankful I have them now. Thanks for your input.

Yep, financially I may end up better off in the short term, between the severance and unemployment. But it wasn't a layoff, it was a termination. So that is going to be a lot harder to deal with for explaining to future employers I would think.