Laid off ONE WEEK into my new job

I went through FIVE rounds of interviews. Nailed them all. Got the job. I joined last Monday. Throughout the week I heard 2 other offers were on their way for related roles, but the plug was pulled at the last minute. I was "lucky" to have made it in before that. I was told there was some ominous all hands meeting that Thursday which would involve major changes.

Yesterday I was laid off because "restructure".

One. Week. In.

My previous job laid me off the day I was going to put in my 2 weeks. Now in an odd way I'm glad they did because I would've left a steady job for my new one then ended up with no job at all and that would've been my fault.

I have no words. I can't express how angry I am that the US has no labor protection laws with the exception of discrimination, which you have to hire a lawyer and prove in court.

Normally I'd be an ugly-crying-mess right now, but I'm so used to the barbaric treatment of employees in any field that I'm just numb. And that's sad.

Sending empathy, compassion and support to everyone who has gone through this or other forms of "recruiting hell". It's awful out here.