In my last layoff-related post, I tried to talk through some of the emotions you’ll feel, and why no question you’ll ask will get an answer that will satisfy you. Well, I’ve still been thinking about them, and how we navigate them. A layoff confronts us with suffering we can’t turn away from, can’t reason […]
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The Layoff Line
With yesterday’s layoff at Gusto, I was inevitably thinking about my own history with #layoffs. For my jobs as an adult, I’ve only left by something OTHER than being laid off twice. Here’s the history: Being laid off isn’t a black mark on your job history. If you’re in tech long enough, YOU WILL GET […]