I was laid off from LinkedIn and it stunned me. Here's how I got through the next 48 hours.

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Arthi Raghu
Arthi Raghu spent four years at LinkedIn.

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I'm a Stanford professor who's studied organizational behavior for decades. The widespread layoffs in tech are more because of copycat behavior than necessary cost-cutting.

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Stanford professor Jeffrey Pfeffer says copycat behavior is a key factor in the mass layoffs sweeping tech, finance, and other industries.

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Laid-off Google employees may not get paid out for approved maternity or medical leave as severance terms deadline looms

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Google announced in January that it was cutting 6% of its workforce, and those affected have been urging execs to take another look at their severance terms.

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I was just laid off from Meta. We knew more cuts were coming before Mark Zuckerberg even told us, and the way the layoffs were handled was very cold.

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Mary Prescott, a former Meta recruiter who was laid off, stands in front of trees with yellow leaves
Mary Prescott says that she and her teammates preemptively said their goodbyes to each other last week in anticipation of Meta's latest layoffs.

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How to 'layoff-proof' your job, from 6 top recruiters at Netflix, McKinsey, Walmart, and more

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Left to right: Benjy Spiro, Rod Adams, Erika Love, and Marie Ablaza.
From left, Benjy Spiro, Rod Adams, Erika Love, and Marie Ablaza.

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A Google manager who got laid off liked working with his colleagues so much he's trying to set up a new company with 6 of them

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Google laid of about 12,000 staff 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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Layoffs sweeping Big Tech are putting corporate diversity efforts at risk

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Quiet layoffs are underway.
Dee C. Marshall — the CEO of Diverse & Engaged, a DEI consultancy that works with Fortune 500 companies and tech clients — said several recently laid-off professionals in diversity had messaged her for career advice.

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Laid-off Google employees are turning to a Discord server with nearly 18,000 members for emotional support and financial advice

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A logo sits illuminated outside the Google booth at ISE 2023 and IOT Solution World Congress at Fira Barcelona on January 31, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.
Google employees who were laid off have rushed to Discord to vent and get financial advice.

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How to discuss being laid off in a job interview, according to career coaches

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Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg.
In November, Meta said it was cutting more than 11,000 roles.

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