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Getting laid off sucks, yet how it happens matters, too. Loading audio narration… On Tuesday, Meta told some employees to work from home the next day, ahead of the company’s latest round of layoffs. The move touches on an anxiety familiar to many: not only whether you’ll get cut, but…
One day, after my youngest daughter left home, I found myself walking around my favorite Seattle park feeling so lonely, invisible, and unmoored that I thought I might just disappear without anyone noticing.After COVID, a broken relationship, and decades of being everything everyone needed me to be, I’d been laid…
In February, I was laid off from The Washington Post when my entire team in Seoul was cut. More than 300 journalists lost their jobs in a single day. Loading audio narration… About two years ago, my family and I moved to South Korea from Colorado after I was offered…
Cindy Sheahan was at a crossroads. Friends and loved ones were passing away, and her marriage was starting to unravel. She could feel life passing her by — and after years spent raising her kids, she decided it was finally time to put herself first.”I figured I’d start traveling abroad,”…
This as-told-to-essay is based on a conversation with Shaun Chavis, 58, who is based in Baltimore. It has been edited for length and clarity.Since being laid off last June, I’ve applied for over 100 jobs, and I’m completely boggled by the responses I’ve received — or rather, the lack of…
He worked in Big Tech. Now, he fears half of its software engineers are on the chopping block.Steve Yegge worked with Jeff Bezos in Amazon’s early years. Then he went to Google, where he worked for over 12 years and earned the title of senior staff software engineer. He also…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Kyle Elliott, 33, a career coach who lives in California. The following has been edited for length and clarity.Getting laid off is very traumatic — and it’s becoming more common.I’ve been a full-time career coach to tech employees at startups and…
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Ricci Armani, a 33-year-old comedian based in Seattle. It’s been edited for length and clarity.In late 2022, I remember randomly telling my boyfriend, “There might be a time when I make less money because I’m going to choose comedy over corporate.”…
