Let’s Talk About Layoffs: Our Favorite Reads

In my mid-20s, I was laid off from a job in the tech industry. We were called into work for a 9 am meeting, and as soon as I saw the room, I knew. My peers, my boss, and I sat across from the senior managers of our department. Years later, my memory of the conversation is murky, but there was something about cutting back on resources, leaving everything at our desks, and being escorted out of the building by security.