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The news landed, and now you're sitting with it. Maybe you saw it coming. Maybe you didn't. Either way, you've just been told your role is gone, and the company is about to hand you a package and a timeline. Before you do anything else, read this. U.S. employers announced more than 1.2 million job cuts in 2025, up 58% from the prior year and the highest level since the pandemic. HR Brew  If your layoff feels personal, it probably isn't. But that context doesn't change what yo

Nobody sent an email. There's no company-wide meeting on the calendar. But something is off and you know it. Maybe the hiring freeze came first. Then the "restructuring" conversations your manager keeps having behind closed doors. The project that got shelved without explanation. The executive who left and wasn't replaced. The all-hands that used to happen monthly and just... stopped. You haven't been told anything. But your gut is loud. Here's the thing: your gut is probably

What nobody tells you about the window between sensing it coming and actually getting the call. Should I Quit Before They Fire Me? Read This First. You know the feeling. Your manager has stopped looping you into meetings. Your last performance review had a different texture to it. You've been moved off a project you built. Nobody is saying anything. But you are doing the math. And the question that's keeping you up at night is: do I jump before they push me? It feels like a p

A Performance Improvement Plan does not automatically mean you're being fired. It means your employer has started building a paper trail, and that you need to start thinking strategically. Right now, before you sign anything, before you update your resume, and before you say a word to anyone at work, there are a few things you need to understand. Put on a PIP What Do I Do? What is a PIP? A PIP is a formal document that puts the employer's concerns about your performance on re