Episode 2: Surviving Layoffs as a Solutions Engineer

About the episode

In this episode, I’m talking about something we don’t hear enough in tech: what happens after a layoff—emotionally, professionally, and personally. I’m sharing what it was like to be promoted and let go in the same month, the silence that followed, and how I rebuilt from it.

If you’ve ever questioned your value after getting laid off, or felt totally alone in it, this one’s for you.

What’s inside:

• The dissonance of being promoted and laid off in the same month

• The emotional impact of post-layoff silence from teammates

• What the job search really felt like

• What I’m learning from the experience and what’s next for me

Resources & Credits

commercetools Layoffs:

• TechCrunch article on commercetools layoffs

• Rick Watson’s RMW Commerce podcast episode & LinkedIn post about the commercetools layoffs

Tech Layoff Best Practices for Employers:

• How to Support Employees During Layoffs: Best Practices for Employers by Dev Raj Saini

• Preparing for Layoffs in Tech by Gergely Orosz

• Layoffs that Don't Break Your Company by Harvard Business Review

• Layoffs in the Tech Industry: 2022–2023 published in Harvard Business School Case Collection

• This case study examines the mass layoffs in the tech industry from 2022-2023 at four companies: Twitter (X), Stripe, Meta, and Google. 

Music credits: theme song, ambient music, other music