I'm not, but I have a friend who was recently let go from his company (technically, he was given 60 days notice.) I find it strange that the same feelings of liberation I've gotten in the past when leaving a company came up in myself just because I knew someone doing the same thing.

For that matter, I have the same feeling when co-workers leave. Which is even stranger, because basically I'm feeling more liberated in a situation where I may, in fact, be required to do more work due to their leaving.

Maybe it's just a strange combination of chemicals being released simultaneously in our brain - melancholy combined with exploration. I'm sure there's a technical explanation.