I was laid off from Meta and now I post on TikTok about being unemployed to help motivate others

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Alejandra Hernandez started posting to TikTok shortly after learning she'd been swept up in Meta's layoffs. She says it's helped her mental health, her job hunt, and her side hustle.

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Here's why it's always a good time to start a business, despite inflation, layoffs, and a possible recession

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Americans created 10.5 million businesses in 2021 and 2022.

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Disney stock has 18% upside as CEO Bob Iger looks to transform the company, Bank of America says

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A millennial who got laid off from her dream job says she doesn't feel betrayed: 'The company has already moved forward and you need to do so too'

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Twitter suffers 'massive outage' under Elon Musk leaving users unable to tweet, message and more

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Newly returned Disney CEO Bob Iger is cutting 7,000 jobs and reorganizing the company

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  • Disney CEO Bob Iger announced layoffs on Wednesday.
  • 7,000 jobs will be cut.
  • Iger returned as CEO in November. 

Disney CEO Bob Iger is looking to cut costs and reorganize the company, announcing sweeping layoffs on Wednesday.

Layoff memos from tech companies illustrate how leaders need to show authentic regret over job cuts — and how damaging it can be when they don't

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Zoom's CEO will take a $10,000 salary this year, a 98% pay cut, after laying off 1,300 workers because of 'mistakes' he made growing the company

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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan is slashing his pay by $490,000.

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US startups laid off more than 3,000 workers in January — a 1,700% jump from the same month last year

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More than 3,000 startup employees have been laid off in January.

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Google emails some Canadian employees to tell them they're being laid off as part of its plan to cut 12,000 jobs globally: 'Feels as harsh as being fired'

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Some Google employees in Canada reportedly found out on Monday they were being laid off.

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