Lay Off Field Guide
7. The Loss You Have Permission to Feel
Everyone focuses on the money.
The money is the easy part to talk about. In my experience, it 's
Matt
I coach people through career and leadership decisions. Thirty years in tech, most recently Meta. Writing weekly on practical career growth. DJ and flâneur out of hours.
Lay Off Field Guide
6. The First Number is not the Last Number
Many people sign the first offer they're given. Not because it's fair. Because they want the
Lay Off Field Guide
5. How Consultation Actually Works (where ever you are)
💡Important bit - I'm not a lawyer, or an employment law expert - so read this as 'advice'
Lay Off Field Guide
4. Pack a Career Go Bag
The cruellest thing about a layoff isn't the decision. It's the speed.
In some markets, one
Lay Off Field Guide
3. You Already Know
Most people aren't blindsided by a layoff. Not really. They felt it coming for weeks and talked themselves
Lay Off Field Guide
2. Layoffs are the Weather now
Every round of cuts still gets reported like a surprise. A shock. A sign that something somewhere has gone wrong.
Lay Off Field Guide
1. Why I Wrote this
I've been laid off twice in the last six years.
So I'm not writing this from
TWIL
TWIL #130 - Apocalypse Early Warning System
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Weeknote
#74 - From Dublin
Updates
My first week post layoff is completed - and I'm starting to settle into a slightly different rhythm
Newsletter
#300 - Another 100 ✅
Writing and researching Stuff every week has introduced me to some incredible ideas, when I hit issue #100 and #200, I documented some of them. For #300 I'm capturing the next set. Some are mine, some aren’t but all are strong advice for a decent and productive life.
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TWIL #129 - An undersea roundabout
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Newsletter
299 : The Clockspeed Trap
The job ends. The tempo changes. Running your decisions at company speed is how good people make bad calls.
Books
The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog wrote a book about truth and half of it is made up. That seems to be the point.
Weeknote
#73 - From Dublin (via London)
Updates
I missed a week - we were travelling in the UK and I had no connection. We had an amazing
Career
The Clockspeed Trap
The job ends. The clockspeed doesn't. Running your biggest decisions at company speed is how good people make bad calls.
TWIL
TWIL #128 - A 52 year old pot of broth
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
Newsletter
298 : The Polished Ones are the Dangerous Ones
Taking a strategic pause in a job hunting process can save you from scams.
TWIL
TWIL #127 - What is an 'Otrovert'?
Every week, I share something I learned in the previous seven days. I usually find these while I'm
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