Your post-layoff plan
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Latest guides
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mental health identity
Survivor Guilt After a Layoff: When Coworkers Stayed and You Didn't
Survivor guilt after a layoff is the inverse problem — the people who kept their jobs are sometimes the ones who feel it. But the version laid-off workers experience is its own thing: complicated, often invisible, and worth naming. Here's what it is, how it shows up, and what helps.
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linkedin resume interview
How to Update LinkedIn After a Layoff: 7-Day Protocol with Screenshots
The first week of LinkedIn changes after a layoff matters more than the next 60 days of activity combined. Here's the 7-day protocol — headline, About section, Open to Work badge, announcement post timing, and the changes most laid-off workers get wrong.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Citi Layoff: Project Bora Bora Context + Deferred Comp Recovery Guide
Laid off from Citi? Project Bora Bora is the named recovery context — Fraser's 20,000-cut $2.5B program is more than 80% complete. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the CAP / Deferred Cash continued-vesting clauses revenue producers routinely miss.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Federal Layoff: VSIP, Deferred Resignation, and the Fork in the Road
Accepted Fork in the Road, taking VSIP, or facing involuntary federal RIF? Federal severance works fundamentally differently from private-sector — four separate paths, $25K VSIP cap, MSPB appeals, FEHB continuation rules. Here's the recovery playbook for the 150K+ federal cohort.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Goldman Layoff: Project Voyage + Dallas Move + Bonus Exclusion Guide
Laid off from Goldman Sachs? Project Voyage is the named context — Solomon's three-year $1.3B cost-out plus the March 2025 Dallas/SLC relocation ultimatum. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the bonus-exclusion proration ask and the Chen-Oster disparate-impact lens for protected-class employees.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Google Layoff: RSU Acceleration + VEP Context Guide
Laid off from Google? Unlike Amazon's RSU cliff forfeiture, Google's plan typically continues RSU vesting through the severance window — a structurally favorable equity treatment. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the Voluntary Exit Program (VEP) context Pichai has used to drive 2024-2026 separations.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a JPMorgan Layoff: The Hiring-While-Cutting Paradox + 52-Wk Cap Guide
Laid off from JPMorgan? JPM is the only major US bank simultaneously hiring and cutting in 2024-2026 — no named restructuring program to lean on for interview context. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the 52-week / $400K dual-cap formula details that determine your specific package.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Meta Layoff: Year of Efficiency + RSU Acceleration Guide
Laid off from Meta? Zuckerberg's 2023 'Year of Efficiency' framing made Meta's mass cuts the most publicly defined tech-employer restructuring of the cycle. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the 3-month RSU acceleration details that put Meta's equity treatment between Amazon's cliff and Google's continued vesting.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from a Microsoft Layoff or VEP: Buyout Decision Math + Continued Vesting Guide
Affected by Microsoft's April 2026 VEP (8,750 employees) or a subsequent layoff? Microsoft's plan is structurally favorable — continued stock vesting through severance + 6-month health + 60-day paid notice. Here's the VEP-vs-stay-vs-wait decision framework and the recovery playbook.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from an Amazon Layoff: RSU Cliff + L-Level Package Guide
Laid off from Amazon? The unvested RSU forfeiture is usually the biggest financial item — Amazon's 5/15/40/40 back-loaded vesting schedule means leaving before year 3 loses the largest equity tranches. Here's the 30-60-90 day framework plus the L-level package variance details.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from an HCA Healthcare Layoff: Hospital Job Market + Nursing License Guide
Laid off from HCA Healthcare? Tennessee right-to-work + no statutory PTO mandate gives HCA the weakest worker-protection floor of major healthcare employers. Here's the 30-60-90 day recovery framework — including the union grievance pathway for the 22,000+ HCA workers under NNU and SEIU contracts.
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company layoff recovery
Recovering from an Oracle Layoff: OWBPA 45-Day Window + RSU Forfeiture Guide
Laid off in Oracle's March 2026 30K cut? The OWBPA 45-day window for 40+ employees is closing this week. RSU forfeiture is uniquely punitive — no acceleration. Here's the recovery framework with the legal-review step that's CRITICAL for the May 30 last-working-day cohort.