<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>Patrick Lyons, a former Microsoft employee, was laid off twice within six months despite feeling fulfilled and secure in his job.</li><li>Lyons maintained financial stability through side businesses and a generous severance after each layoff, and advises pursuing monetizable passions to mitigate the impact of potential layoffs.</li><li>Despite enjoying his time away from work and considering a full commitment to his fitness businesses, Lyons still missed Microsoft's work culture and collaboration.</li><li>Lyons eventually got rehired by Microsoft as a program manager for Azure but was laid off again after two months. Despite this, he would still return to Microsoft given the chance.</li></ul>

Microsoft laid me off twice in 6 months. Here's how I'm moving forward and why I'd still return.

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