With the IT sector experiencing salary cuts and layoffs, a former Amazon employee recently shared the emotional turmoil of being laid off despite working relentlessly and making personal sacrifices for nearly two decades.

In a heartfelt post on the platform Blind, he shared how years of nonstop hustle had distanced him from the simple joys of life. “I’ve worked nonstop for 17 years. Never took a break, never slowed down. I told myself I was doing it for my family, even when I was too tired to play with my kids or sit down for dinner,” he wrote.

When the layoff email arrived, he said the emotions were overwhelming. “Then came the layoff email. I just broke down and cried. After about an hour, I cleaned myself up and helped my wife cook breakfast and took the kids to school for the first

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