I'm the former Microsoft VP of HR. Here's what I would do in the first 48 hours of being laid off from a job.

• Chris Williams is a former Microsoft VP of HR and a podcaster, consultant, and TikTok creator.
• He writes that you shouldn't sign a layoff package as soon as they offer it to you. 
• Williams also writes that you should consider pushing back. 

I've been on all sides of the layoff nightmare: I've been a victim myself, the manager in the room, and the executive responsible. In my over 40 years in business, including being the VP of HR at Microsoft, I've seen too many layoffs for one lifetime.

Today I'm an advisor to executives and others who face layoffs, from both sides. Part of my work is to help the people affected.