One of the most beautiful characteristics about America is the ability we have to fall, dust ourselves off and try again. Layoffs or firings may seem unsurmountable at first, but we’ve seen over and over again how getting laid off can often be the first step towards a significantly more fulfilling future. We’ve shared some incredible stories below.
Betsey Santana
Well, when the pandemic hit in 2020, I was a Corporate Event Planning Manager in the hotel industry. The hotel was one who got hit due to travel, and then events where cancelled by the minute. So I was sent home and the my husband and I learned that that kids could not attend school. Read more>>
Adetiloye Oluwatosin
It wasn’t a simple journey. After about a month of worrying about survival and what the future had in store, I finally placed my trust in the grand design of nature. I began to embrace the idea that life sometimes intentionally steers us away from situations we should have outgrown, so that we can find our true calling/be where we should be at a particular point in time. Read more>>
Joni Leifheit
Did you pick a career path where you didn’t think you would have to worry about job security? Well, that was me. In 2007, I graduated with my doctor of pharmacy. It was a booming profession where the demand was huge, corporations were providing big sign on bonuses for new graduates. It seemed like I hit the professional jackpot. Read more>>
Karl Rowley
I became self-employed thanks to an unexpected layoff. After an assignment in Paris, France, during the dot-com bubble, I moved back in 2001 and joined an agency as a web designer. September 11 came and the world stopped turning. Less than a year later, the agency was in trouble and any reason was good enough for layoff. Read more>>
Chuck Copeland
In 2014 I was made redundant from Deloitte UK. I got two really useful pieces of advice from co-workers. First, you are going to go through the stages of grief. Knowing that ahead of time made it easier to go through the stages. Second, was that most people don’t like tax accounting. Read more>>
