Laid off from my tech role while on family vacation, feeling lost and anxious about the future

I was laid off today from my role at a mid-sized tech company. I'm currently on a family vacation, which made receiving the news even more difficult. My boss, who is an SVP, reached out to me yesterday to give me a heads-up before the official HR call. She informed me that my role was "impacted," and I learned that three other colleagues from my team are also losing their jobs. The remaining team members will be reassigned to different reporting lines. I've dedicated a lot of effort to building a cohesive team and developing a solid strategy, but unfortunately, leadership has been making poor decisions that have negatively affected our growth. I've consistently voiced my concerns about what it would take to make our business unit profitable, but my feedback has been ignored. Now, my unit is struggling financially, and it feels like my team and I are paying the price for those bad decisions. I'm feeling lost and anxious about the future, especially since I was the primary breadwinner responsible for our health insurance, daycare costs, and family vacations. I have only 11 weeks to find a new job in what seems to be one of the worst job markets in history. I'm not sure what the point of sharing this is, but I just wanted to express my feelings in a space where others might understand.

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