While there is a lot of advice out there about what to do if you’ve been laid off, there isn’t a lot of information for how to manage if you’re one of the lucky (or not so lucky) survivors of a layoff. From being more vulnerable to burnout to taking on more responsibilities, Kaila and Kyle discuss how to handle surviving a layoff both emotionally and professionally, as well as discuss how they navigated their own layoff survival stories.
00:00 Intro
03:06 Kaila and Kyle’s layoff survival story
07:35 What NOT to do if you’ve survived a layoff
12:27 How your work changes post-layoff
16:48 Another important thing to get clear on post-layoff
18:54 How Kaila and Kyle handled getting assigned entirely new roles post-layoff
24:23 How your working identity can shift post-layoff
29:18 How to talk about your layoff survival story
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