I got laid off from my dream job at LinkedIn. 6 months later, I got an offer from Google for almost double the salary.
Mariana Kobayashi in front of the LinkedIn logoMariana Kobayashi Mariana Kobayashi was laid off from LinkedIn in May 2023. After traveling for six months, she landed a higher-paying job at Google. Kobayashi said being laid off was heartbreaking, but it taught her not to make work so personal. This is an as-told-to essay based on … Read more