What Can I Do in Response to a Layoff Event?

No matter who you are, if you work for an employer, experiencing a layoff event is a possibility in your career. You, dear friend, are not alone. The resources on this page exist to help those who have been impacted by a layoff event, those who have lost colleagues in a layoff, and leaders who have had to execute layoffs. We’ve curated the advice and the practical resources from stories of technologists like you and combined it with expert advice from HR, recruiting, and coaching professionals who are seeing these impacts in the tech industry. Our hope is that you can find something here that is encouraging to process these events and continue to progress in your own career.

If one thing on this page helps you, consider sharing it with someone else who needs help.

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Start Here – Processing and Practical Tips




  • Consider whether you are close to burnout or in the midst of burnout. We spoke to burnout expert, coach, keynote speaker, and podcaster Cait Donovan to determine whether layoffs are a cause of burnout. In this episode, Cait shares practical tips those impacted by a layoff can take to help process the event. Check out the show notes for links to episodes of Cait’s podcast to dive deeper on specific topics.





Listen to The Stories of Others Through Layoffs and Beyond