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The original was posted on /r/antiwork by /u/guustavooo on 2026-05-12 18:20:07+00:00.

I got a job last year around September in what seemed like a great company full of great people, working in something I love (sports). It didn't take much to find that the boss (owner) was a complete asshole. Everyone hates him. He's always rude, hardly speaks without yelling and treats everyone like they are dumb and incompetent (me included).

For the past few months the company has been spiraling down, lost a big contract and the future is in jeopardy (not really, but kind of). And that's when I was called by the HR to be told that I was being let go.

They said it's because the lack of resources, and a few other people were let go on the same day. But I can't shake the feeling that's actually because I'm not good enough. I always suspected my boss didn't like me, because he treated me like shit and was always pointing how poorly I was doing. He said things like "You were hired as a senior employee, if you don't start acting like one it's not going to work out!" and it's the kind of think that really sticks with me. I can't stop thinking about it. Am I not senior enough? I just faked my whole way up here?

For context, I only worked in another one company before, for like 12 years, and I climbed the ladder there. But I can't help but think it didn't prepare me for the "real world" and I was just good doing that specific thing there.

Anyway, I'm kind of devastated. I've been unemployed before this job for more than a year and it was a terrible experience. I can't stand going back to Linkedin and applying to hundreds of job postings again. It's just too painful. And, this time, with an extra dose of self-doubt to keep me company.

I don't know what to do, I think I just wanted to vent. Thanks in advance for reading.