It's official: RTO mandates are driving workers to leave their jobs — and helping employers avoid layoffs

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Ordering workers to come in to the office can be a way of getting them to leave the company altogether.

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I was laid off 3 times in 2 years working in tech. Rather than get laid off again, I'm going back to school.

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Sarah Henschel has gone through three layoffs in two years.

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I was laid off from Microsoft after 2 years. Here's why I didn't freak out — and I'm absolutely better off.

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Raheel Khawaja runs Pebble Ridge Capital Group.

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Tech is creating an era of 'micro businesses' with huge valuations and fewer employees, says major AI investor

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Byron Deeter, Bessemer Venture Partners

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I've recruited for Amazon and Apple. Laid-off job seekers often make these mistakes when negotiating pay.

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Recruiter Brian Fink says most women he interviews don't negotiate for higher pay

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Wall Street's rebound is real — but hiring isn't following

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Wall Street bull

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The Real Reason You Haven’t Been Replaced by AI Yet

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I've been laid off from Microsoft twice. Having multiple income streams helped me stay level-headed through them both.

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Ex-Microsoft employee Patrick Lyons said a generous severance and multiple side businesses made the layoffs manageable.

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I'm a federal employee watching colleagues get laid off by DOGE. It's been devastating — we aren't cogs, we're human beings.

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I was laid off from my corporate job 5 years ago. Turns out, it was the best thing that could've happened to my career.

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Getting laid off from my corporate journalism job pushed me to build a new career for myself rooted in freelance writing.

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