Laid off on a Zoom call with 212 other people

Camera off, mics muted, a VP reading a script. "Your role has been impacted." By the time the call ended I'd already been logged out of Slack. Nine years. I keep thinking about th…

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Nine years at my company ended on a muted Zoom call with 212 others. With a mortgage, daycare, and 12 weeks of severance, I know I need another job. First, I need a moment to grieve the life I lost.

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