This as-told-to essay is based on conversations with Jerehmiah Jessee-Lantz, a 42-year-old based in Kansas City. He was an employee at Oracle up until March and is still looking for full-time work. His words have been edited for length and clarity.
In March, I got an email at 5 a.m. saying I’d been laid off from Oracle.
There had been layoffs at the company before, and as a manager and leader, I had been on the other side of those rounds. So, I wasn’t surprised that the cuts happened, I just didn’t expect to be included this time. I had been doing good work and didn’t feel like a likely target. But if you live in the industry long enough, you…
