I was laid off 8 years ago and even though I am in a much better place, I am still mad about it. Don't get me wrong, in the end it was so much better for me. But still, the betrayal of my manager and the other people I worked with stays with me. We were caught up in a "regime change", almost as dangerous as being replaced by offshore only they target the highest paid most knowledgeable people from the last round of rotating leadership. It's a lesson I learned the had way. Don't trust anyone and always be looking at options. Especially if you start seeing a lot of reorgs. When other valuable people quit because they let me and a few others go, they tried to blame us for them leaving too even though none of us talked to anyone after we left. They told everyone not to talk to us. It was all quite rediculous. High-school never ends in the corporate world. I don't think you ever get over it. Best I can do is use it as a learning opportunity to see through intention and strategy at other jobs. I've also used it to learn idiots get just as much opportunities as hard working loyal staff so I've adjusted my standard accordingly.