It looks like people are having a really rough time lately, in the aims of improving the mental well-being of our comrades please consider this post an open forum to vent frustrations about whatever is bothering you.
If you're currently having a hard go of it, remember that we here at the 'grad care about you.
they lost the job, which presumably means they were fired
My bad. Didn't see the "lost". Edited the comment accordingly. Thanks for not letting me offend him.