I got laid-off and got a job offer in two weeks, here’s how I did it.

A very realistic story of coming back as a laid-off designer in tech

There is really nothing more eerie than an empty office at the end of a layoff or mass retrenchment. The air sits heavy and the silence has a lot of tension. Picture by Adolfo.

I wrote about layoffs before, and I was criticised for my “lack of empathy” when it comes to not feeling sorry for people who get the boot when a company can’t pay their salaries any longer.