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

Companies laying off staff this year include Meta, Amazon, and Coinbase — see the list

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Freshworks is cutting 11% of its staff.

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I spent my tech career working toward a promotion I never got. I learned through layoffs how to create my own opportunities.

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Brian Pulliam.

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Read Nike's memo announcing 1,400 job cuts, most in tech, as it reshapes operations

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Nike to cut 1,400 jobs.

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I was laid off from Google last month. I still haven't told my parents — and won't until I find a new job.

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After his layoff from Google, Jason Zhang says he can't afford to take a career break, but he's not applying to jobs quite yet.

Jason Zhang

I was laid off twice from the same company. The second time was a gut punch — but taught me not to take cuts personally.

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Meghan Soman was laid off from the same company twice.

Meghan Soman

I was a Meta HR manager before getting laid off. If I could speak to my younger self, here's what I'd tell her.

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Chikara Kennedy founded her own company after being laid off from Meta.

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Jack Dorsey says Block overhired during COVID, but to blame layoffs on that alone 'misses all the complexity'

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Jack Dorsey told Block staff that the layoffs were not due to AI.

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I got laid off from Amazon after 11 years. My high school daughter taught me the biggest lesson on how to move forward.

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Hemant Virmani says his Amazon layoff motivated him to prioritize his health.

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I got let go from my job. Now, NFL and college teams pay me for my muddy footballs.

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Daniel Kolcun heat-treating a football.

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