how i deal with (my) layoff

well, it happened! i survived several rounds, but i guess not this one. most of my department got laid off, so i do not feel so alone, for better or worse. with such poor communication with the management, i think it's natural if some animosity arises towards people bringing the news and others in the team, however, it is the higher ups who make the calls. this is i think similar to people hating on immigrants - even if, let's say, you see increased crime rates in immigrant areas, the problem aren't the people themselves, but the systemic choices that got us to this point. so the anger should be geared towards the decision-makers. i have some anger, a lot of it is just thinking what lesson i can take from this in terms of management. what did i not like about the communication? what processes are happening in the company from the financial perspective? what is happening psychologically, what group processes are taking place in the company? so, i guess how i deal with stress is via…