#layoff

#layoff

I'm never one to say no to travel, whether it's for work, to visit a friend, or just because. In the first half of last year alone, I flew from New York to Palm Springs with friends, planned a London trip around a play I wanted to see, and saw Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles. One of my friends was trying to sell me on one more big vacation - Scotland, maybe, or Paris - that we could take together

After getting laid off in 2023, marketing veteran Julie Levin worked part time as a bartender for about six months as she considered her next steps. Levin is now the head of brand partnerships at Two Things, a New York City consultancy specializing in business transformations. The following has been edited for brevity and clarity. I moved across the country from LA to the New York area in 2022 for a really exciting job that I thought would mark the next phase of my career.

I didn't expect to feel relieved when I got laid off. I've found the work fulfilling, but around five years ago I began to reconsider my role.