You built something real. It felt like family. That's why being let go can be so deeply traumatizing. Here's what the experts say you should do if the worst happens.
This article failed to explain how people continue to betray and not help after your laid off even when you reach out for help because shithole capitalism has too many too busy to actually help besides antidote disconnected advice. That has been the hardest part of this journey.
Thank you. Often times, survival mode leaves a person (myself currently) not able to grieve or process it. It’s so taxing. I know it wasn’t about me yet the impact of it is still real.. it’s the difference between homeless or not. And the anger does surface especially when it’s tied to a new CEO that only cared about his agenda before coming to the company, disrupting a people culture, and so many more things. Inhale. Exhale. I’m just tapped out.
Isn't there a tension between telling people 'it's not about you' and then advising them to grieve deeply as though it is?
The article frames tech perks as cynical 'internal marketing' designed to manufacture loyalty — but what if some of that belonging was genuine, and dismissing it wholesale actually makes the recovery harder?
If we tell laid-off workers that every sense of community they felt was an illusion, aren't we just replacing one harmful narrative ('you failed') with another ('you were duped')?
How do people rebuild trust in their next workplace if the takeaway here is that institutional attachment is always a trap?
Hey! This is something I'm passionate about, but I'm not very active on substack. A few years ago, a small group of friends helped put together these resources:
This article failed to explain how people continue to betray and not help after your laid off even when you reach out for help because shithole capitalism has too many too busy to actually help besides antidote disconnected advice. That has been the hardest part of this journey.
Super cool event. It’s sold out, not surprised. Hope you do more!
Thank you. Often times, survival mode leaves a person (myself currently) not able to grieve or process it. It’s so taxing. I know it wasn’t about me yet the impact of it is still real.. it’s the difference between homeless or not. And the anger does surface especially when it’s tied to a new CEO that only cared about his agenda before coming to the company, disrupting a people culture, and so many more things. Inhale. Exhale. I’m just tapped out.
Isn't there a tension between telling people 'it's not about you' and then advising them to grieve deeply as though it is?
The article frames tech perks as cynical 'internal marketing' designed to manufacture loyalty — but what if some of that belonging was genuine, and dismissing it wholesale actually makes the recovery harder?
If we tell laid-off workers that every sense of community they felt was an illusion, aren't we just replacing one harmful narrative ('you failed') with another ('you were duped')?
How do people rebuild trust in their next workplace if the takeaway here is that institutional attachment is always a trap?
Thanks for putting together these resources. I host a free weekly support group for tech workers. More info is on my substack or I can share details.
Hey! This is something I'm passionate about, but I'm not very active on substack. A few years ago, a small group of friends helped put together these resources:
https://github.com/MapboxWorkersUnion/layoff-guide
Let me know if you ever have interest in collaboration, I've "counseled" with dozens of tech workers as they go through firings & layoffs.