"My last few years at Microsoft were a roller coaster one that ended with me losing my job. On July 10, 2023, I was pulled into an unexpected meeting with some of my colleagues; we had a sinking feeling about what it meant. Then, we learned we'd been laid off."
"Every time Jacob publishes a story, you'll get an alert straight to your inbox! Stay connected to Jacob and get more of their work as it publishes."
"In addition to my role changes, this period also felt like a roller coaster because of the turnover at the company. Some people left as part of the shift away from retail, and many people in the Xbox division lost their jobs."
"The first thing I thought about was my team members who had also been affected, and I went into 'leader crisis mode.' I set up a meeting with my team so we could discuss the situation."
Karena Plepel, a 43-year-old job seeker from Illinois, was laid off from Microsoft in July 2023 after a decade with the company. Her career included various roles, evolving from a sales representative to a senior hub manager. The layoffs were not entirely unexpected, but they followed a period of high turnover and anxiety within the company. Since her layoff, Plepel has been searching for new employment for nearly three years, reflecting on the impact of the layoffs on her team and her leadership responsibilities.
Read at www.businessinsider.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]