I'm a recruiting manager in tech. Here's what I'd do right now if I were worried about being laid off.

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Bonnie Dilber.

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Intel laid me off — and I could see it coming. My third layoff in a decade has been the toughest to bounce back from.

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Kent Ha
Kent Ha

Kent Ha

I was laid off by Microsoft and can't find a job. I'm weeks away from giving up my apartment and moving across the country to live with family.

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Ian Carter
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Ian Carter

I left the Bay Area and moved to Barcelona after my tech layoff. It felt like losing my identity, but I'm so much happier now.

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Steph Kumar relocated her family from the Bay Area to Barcelona after getting laid off and founding her own company.

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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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Meta layoffs: A timeline of the company's staff cuts and hiring freezes

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Instagram, WhatsApp, and Reality Labs are the latest divisions to be hit by layoffs at Meta.

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I got laid off from Google in my 50s and juggled 3 jobs at Trader Joe's, Lyft, and Starbucks. It was a humbling experience.

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Lois Kim juggled three part-time jobs last year.

Lois Kim

Efficiency helped turn Silicon Valley around. China is taking it to the extreme to do the same.

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China's tech workers are facing growing pressure to boost performance from their bosses.
China's tech workers are facing growing pressure to boost performance from their bosses.

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Looks like TikTok employees are the latest victims of the tech layoffs, according to new report

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TikTok announced layoffs to employees this week, staffers told The Information.

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Travis Kalanick's $15 billion food tech company cuts employees globally in profitability push

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Travis Kalanick, the CEO of City Storage Systems, speaking at a 2013 event.

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