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Marni and Lauren are writing a book
The book is moving. Marni Wandner and Lauren Blitzer are writing So You Got Laid Off? Join the Club., part story collection and part handbook, built from real first-person stories. If this community is where you found your footing after a layoff, the club would love your story in it. Pick the moment that matches your experience.
01 / Your experience
The Day
What actually happened: the meeting, the walk out, the hours after.
Who Are You Without the Job
The identity gut-punch. Who you were before the title disappeared.
The Money Stuff Nobody Talks About
Severance, runway, the financial fear nobody admits to at this level.
Telling People
The hardest conversations: partners, parents, peers, industry contacts.
The Unstructured Days
What it feels like when the calendar goes empty.
What Came Next
Where you landed. Even if you are still figuring it out.
02 / Your story