Originally Posted by FangsF15

Gen X, thank you very much. I think we all know and appreciate the difficulties of the past. What irritates the living crap out of me, is the tone, or way it comes across sometimes. I’m not necessarily saying this is you. When guys are about to be out on the street, delivering pizzas to feed their family and keep from losing their home, to have some attitudes of, “oh yeah, well at least you had 6 months warning” kind of crap, “or when I was furloughed, it was so much worse...”. That doesn’t put food on the table, or alleviate the real stress the 2558, or now 1941 are dealing with. It’s condescending and dismissive. Like going into a funeral, and trying to out-do the misery with your own sob story. Both stories suck, but it’s just not the way to handle it. Have some self awareness if that’s you.

Now, when guys offer some perspective, like, “hey, brother, I know what you are going through. I’ve been through it too. Here’s some encouragement, and support. We got your back, and will fight for you where we can”. That comes across totally differently. UGBSM’s post came across the right way to me, FWIW.