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The New Layoff Trend: Posting Through It
Forget shame. Why laid-off workers are now posting publicly about their job loss — and what employers think about it.
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Eleven million people have been let go in the US so far this year. And the job market they’re entering isn’t easy: the latest jobs report showed the economy added just 142,000 jobs in August. But ever since the pandemic, the way we experience — and process — getting laid off has fundamentally changed. It’s no longer just a source of shame. It’s become social media content.