I've been with the same on-call event serving company for 8 years â started when I was 16, literally grew up there. Iâm 24 now. This year was rough. They gave me fewer than 15 six-hour shifts all year. Cool, slow season, whatever. Then one day⊠nothing. No more schedules. No more weekly HR emails. Got quietly kicked out of the GroupMe Iâd been in for years. No conversation, no âthank you,â no heads-up. Just ghosted after almost a decade. Thatâs corporate loyalty in 2025. Youâre family until the numbers get tight, then youâre deleted like an old meme. Kinda hurts, not gonna lie. But Iâm actually thankful. Forced me to bet on myself and build my own thing. Never felt freer. Friendly reminder: Job security is a myth. They donât love you. Love yourself enough to have your own plan. 8 years gone in one silent delete. If thatâs not a wake-up call, I donât know what is. Drop ađ if youâve ever been quietly let go, too.