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I was shocked to be laid off from my tech job — but I quickly realized it was a dream come true
This former Snap employee was laid off and left the country 1.5 weeks later to travel and explore t…
Robin Madell
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I rejected a job at Google — but then got laid off by Amazon. I don't regret my decisions.
Matan Gans accepted a remote job at Coinbase over moving for Google, but then the offer got rescind…
Beatrice Nolan
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Laid-off Red Lobster workers vent online after 50 locations abruptly close
More than 50 Red Lobster restaurants in the US closed this week amid financial troubles at the comp…
Grace Dean
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I got laid off from Google in my 50s and juggled 3 jobs at Trader Joe's, Lyft, and Starbucks. It was a humbling experience.
Lois Kim worked as a Trader Joe's cashier, Starbucks barista and Lyft driver and says learning how …
Jyoti Mann
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Best Buy just laid off a bunch of Geek Squad workers
Best Buy CEO Corie Barry hinted at the cuts in February, citing inflationary pressure and investmen…
Dominick Reuter
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I got laid off at 55 after 2 decades at the same company but bounced back quickly thanks to my network.
Jay Cadmus was laid off at 55. He shared how building a network on LinkedIn helped him land his nex…
Ella Hopkins
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I was laid off at 57. I've been rejected from hundreds of jobs — even after knocking $50K off my salary expectations.
A woman in her 50s was laid off. She told Business Insider about how she's struggling to land a job…
Ella Hopkins
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I retrained as a plumber after being laid off from my media job and becoming a mom. I love the flexibility.
R.J. Fenton, 40, opted to reskill as a plumber after she became a single mom during the pandemic.
Alexandra Bacon
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Dating a carpenter taught me my career is not my identity. He doesn't worry about getting laid off and just focuses on the next job.
I'm a journalist and consultant, and my partner is a carpenter. He showed me my career isn't my ide…
Nia Springer-Norris
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I've applied for 493 jobs since I got laid off a year ago. Getting a remote job has become so hard.
Trevon Gripper never thought he'd get rejected from almost 500 jobs. He's now relocating to Seattle…
Thibault Spirlet
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Fisker warns staff they could be laid off and its facility could be closed to workers in 2 months
Fisker told employees they could be laid off from the company effective June 28.
Grace Kay
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I relocated across the country when Tesla asked. Then I was laid off 6 months later.
A Tesla worker who was laid off says they tried to clock in and their phone said to contact IT.
Grace Kay
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Amazon-backed humanoid firm Agility Robotics laid off a 'small number' of staff
Workers affected by the job cuts "were not central to core product development and commercializatio…
Jyoti Mann
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I had to put LinkedIn workers on performance-improvement plans then I got laid off myself
An ex-LinkedIn manager said he felt "very frustrated and sad" after being told to find underperform…
Jyoti Mann
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A woman laid off 5 months pregnant says disclosing her pregnancy in job interviews killed her prospects of getting hired
A former marketing director's LinkedIn post sheds light on the hiring discrimination pregnant women…
Alexandra Bacon
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I slept in my car and showered in the factory to work 12-hour shifts at Tesla. I still got laid off after 5 years.
Nico Murillo slept in his car for a year at Tesla's Fremont factory to reduce his commuting time, b…
Beatrice Nolan
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Patagonia lays off staff and launches a 'business transformation' to set it up for the next 50 years
Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert told staff in an internal email that the company was not immune from the…
Polly Thompson
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A New York City Airbnb host was shut down under the short-term rental law. He's now renting his basement illegally on Facebook and making crucial income after he was laid off.
A couple in Astoria, Queens, rented out their basement on Airbnb for years. New city regulations ha…
Eliza Relman
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I was laid off 3 times and now I can't even get a temporary 'bridge job' as a barista. I've lost faith in the job market.
A 34-year-old who was laid off in November 2023 always thought she could fall back on a "bridge job…
Jane Zhang
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Tesla has begun sending out severance info to laid-off workers. Here's how much they're getting.
Five former workers told Business Insider that Tesla's severance offer included two months' pay.