Name: There Is Nothing Wrong With You
Uploaded: 2026-01-04T12:14:01+00:00
Duration: 2 min 43 s
Description: We close by reframing layoffs as a survivable, even formative, career event rather than a personal failure

There Is Nothing Wrong With You

We close by reframing layoffs as a survivable, even formative, career event rather than a personal failure.

- Being laid off is not a reflection of your ability or worth, since layoffs are driven by executives making decisions with incomplete information and often feel effectively random from an individual’s perspective.
- There is no value in self-blame or overanalyzing what you could have done differently, because once a layoff happens, the only productive move is to look forward.
- With severance as temporary financial runway, layoffs can be treated as a reset point to reflect, recover, and intentionally choose your next step, knowing this is a normal part of a long tech career.

We close by reframing layoffs as a survivable, even formative, career event rather than a personal failure