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Of course you feel bad. You share a strange camaraderie with every co-worker. You're whitecollar brothers-in-arms. Speaking as someone who's been fired a few times, and quit many more, I would buy your friend Eddy a couple shots and try to remind him that there's usually a better job (for him at least) waiting to be found. Unemployment, especially for one with a family, is manic and depressing. It is a death of sorts, but if you reevaluate yourself and fight the tide it can be a rebirth. Every job I've lost (and I spent a month living out of my car the last time) eventually led to an even better one. I'm just speaking for myself. I don't know Eddy but I hope he finds a better fit. We're all clawing our way to the top.