If you got the call this year, hear this: you didn't fail. A company that cut 65,000 jobs since 2019 and says AI will "bring headcount down more" didn't let you go because of your worth — it let you go because of its math.
Your skills and your work leave with you. The badge stays behind.
Take the severance, take a breath, and remember: plenty of ex-WF folks landed somewhere that pays better and respects them more. Some started businesses. Some finally took the break they needed.
The next chapter is yours to write, not theirs to approve. You've got this — and this board's got you.