Losing your job is painful and unfortunately the current economic conditions have led to many layoffs and firings in companies large and small. However, we’ve learned though thousands of interviews over the years that job loss is one of the most common catalysts for massive life improvement. Below, we’ve shared stories and perspectives from some very successful members of the community around how they dealt with job loss.
Jacqueline Tempera
I am a straight-A girly, a go-getter, and super driven to succeed. So, when I got fired from my job as a magazine writer in 2021, I was shocked. I felt like my boss had just smacked me across the face, and in a verbal sense, he did. Read more>>
Kolette Davenport
I was 9 months pregnant with my third baby when I was unexpectedly laid off from the job I was working at the time. I had been with this company 2 months shy of 4 years and made quite a name for myself. I began climbing the ladder and taking on more, so I was very shocked to find myself jobless along with so many others. Read more>>
Brian Sharp
Hello everyone. My name is Brian Sharp and I’ll like to share my story with you, how I overcame a layoff at the very beginning of 2020. Like everyone else, or should I say, like most of the world, in October of 2019, I was keeping a close eye on what was being reported in the news. Read more>>
Jacob Bailey
Haha, oh boy. So this has happened to me twice in my life – once from a summer job that I had in college and once during the pandemic when I was thrown into a role that I really had no business being in. Read more>>
