Damn. I got two weeks notice and then got shown the door with nothing. And now I get to compete with all these people who are going to be so much less stressed

> compete with all these people who are going to be so much less stressed

Well many of these folks then would prefer to decompress and chill for a few months instead of hitting the recruitment process early.

Proper layoffs require at least 60 days of notice or 60 days of pay. Maybe you weren't part of a proper layoff, but if you think you were, check out the WARN act.