I Got Laid Off. Here's What I Learned
Channel: Joel Ramirez
Date: 2021-10-19

Here's what I learned from getting laid off. 

The Practical Lessons: 
00:19 - Job Security is never a guarantee–especially so at startups. 
01:05 - In volatile environments, sometimes your perceived practical value is correlated to specialization. 
02:00 - Be careful and conscious about your decision to go above and beyond.
04:23 - Keep a record of company documents you sign, and do so offline from corporate-managed accounts.
 05:27 - Keep a record of the things you accomplish, and do so offline from corporate-managed accounts.

The Ideological Lessons:
 07:46 - Pay attention to your intuition or that gut feeling–there's a reason it's there.
09:20 - Always have a contingency plan–even if you are comfortable.
10:32 - Don't take business matters personally. It's just business.
13:47 - Not everyone will see your value (it's all perspective).

What happens next?
I'm going to grind.

I have enough money to last me around two months or so. I will take the next 30 days and invest all my time into Umber Society, content creation, and personal development to see what happens when I take all the energy I was investing in Yes.Fit, and pour it into my own thing. If the right job opportunity presents itself, I'll accept it. But I'm not in a rush. I'm highly skilled and in-demand, a privilege I don't take for granted, and I don't want to waste this opportunity to try and build something that I find valuable, teaching anyone willing to learn along the way.