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How to learn to let go when you are ‘let go’
You are not just your work, so don’t be at a loss when you suddenly lose your job
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Layoffs.fyi estimated that more than 700 firms in the sector have laid off over 200,000 workers worldwide in 2023 alone.
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I am sometimes deathly afraid of losing my job, but I remind myself that my work does not define me.
This fear was exacerbated by headlines over the past few months, screaming that scores of tech giants – everyone from Alphabet to Zoom – were laying off employees by the thousands, after years of enjoying seemingly unstoppable growth.
