If an individual has chosen to be blissfully oblivious to
- basic economic news though mainstream news sources, which has been plentiful
- the overall financial health of their employer and the sector in which they operate, which usually make up a significant chunk of all-hands meetings, so there's no excuse for not having been exposed to it
- the health of their product/service and its value to their employer as a whole, which they should know simply by virtue of, y'know, doing their jobs
then frankly they're going to be blindsided by pretty much everything in their professional career, not just a mere layoff.
- basic economic news though mainstream news sources, which has been plentiful
- the overall financial health of their employer and the sector in which they operate, which usually make up a significant chunk of all-hands meetings, so there's no excuse for not having been exposed to it
- the health of their product/service and its value to their employer as a whole, which they should know simply by virtue of, y'know, doing their jobs
then frankly they're going to be blindsided by pretty much everything in their professional career, not just a mere layoff.