After a layoff, I'm making less in nominal terms (forget real terms) than I did in 2020. That said, I'm in a much happier position (sadly I think only for the time being) than I was after escaping a private-equity-created misery factory, so that's a plus at least.
^ Case in point: you discuss only your individual situation, not a word of this is about the macroeconomic environment driving your employers' decisions.
