I was recently laid off and am struggling to find a job. I'm in my 50s, and I wonder where I fit in this current job market.

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The author was recently laid off and is now unemployed.

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I got laid off from Meta as a low performer. I wish people told me to budget, downsize, and create a plan immediately.

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Brittney Ball says it's important to create an action plan immediately after your layoff.

Brittney Ball

When I was laid off from Meta 4 years ago, I didn't know what would come next. But then I pivoted to my dream career.

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The author was laid off from Meta.

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I was laid off from eBay. Now I run a business with 27 AI agents — these are the human parts I still handle myself.

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Linara Bozieva created a 27 AI agent workflow to run her company.

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I got laid off from Google, then found out I was pregnant. Going from DINK to self-employed has felt like the wild west.

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Stacy Foster

I was laid off from my banking job at 55 and left corporate America to build my own AI consultancy. Here's what I learned in the process.

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A year ago, I was laid off from my job abroad. Being an unemployed foreigner has been hard, but also exciting.

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Losing my job in Germany brought on an identity crisis.

Anna Dodd

I'm turning 40, and people keep asking why I don't have children. I have a lot of reasons.

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I was laid off from Oracle after almost 10 years. It felt cold, but it taught me an important lesson about priorities.

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Pamela Price heard rumors about possible layoffs at Oracle, but didn't think she would be affected.

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I was a laid-off software engineer who pivoted into blue-collar work because of AI. One year in, I couldn't be happier.

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Tabby Toney was laid off from her tech role and started her welding job immediately after completing her certification.

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